body count

noun

1

: a count of the bodies of killed enemy soldiers

2

: the number of persons involved in a particular activity

Examples of body count in a Sentence

The rising body count fueled opposition to the war.

Recent Examples on the Web

Just look what Joseph Stalin or Mao Zedong did, and what happened in Eastern Europe, where the body count was composed of average working people. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

For one thing, that show never featured any gunshots, explosions — or a high, gruesome body count, for that matter. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 July 2026

Unscary, plodding, dreary with a cast of characters that isn’t dwindling in terms of body count, but certainly in terms of my enjoyment and respect. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

The total body count was… less than 4,500. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for body count

• rediscount
• subaccount
• tantamount
• undercount
• account
• amount
• discount
• dismount
• recount
• remount
• seamount
• surmount