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Definitions for Accident
[1] an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents.
[2] Law . such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought.
[3] any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause.
[4] chance; fortune; luck: I was there by accident.
[5] a fortuitous circumstance, quality, or characteristic: an accident of birth.
[6] Philosophy . any entity or event contingent upon the existence of something else.
[7] Geology . a surface irregularity, usually on a small scale, the reason for which is not apparent.
[8] an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause
[9] anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortune I met him by accident
[10] a misfortune or mishap, esp one causing injury or death
[11] Also called: adjunct logic philosophy a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something (as opposed to substance)
[12] metaphysics a property as contrasted with the substance in which it inheres
[13] geology a surface irregularity in a natural formation, esp in a rock formation or a river system
Words related to Accident
disaster, mishap, calamity, setback, hazard, pileup, casualty, occurrence, circumstance, blow, smash, misfortune, misadventure, collision, fluke, total, fender-bender, fortuity, fortune, happening
Words nearby Accident
accessory symptom, accessory vertebral vein, accessway, acciaccatura, accidence, accident, accident boat, accident insurance, accident proneness, accident tout, accident-prone
Origin of Accident
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin accident- (stem of accidēns happening, present participle of accidere to befall), equivalent to ac- ac- + -cid-, combining form of cad- fall + -ent- -ent
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Other words from Accident
post·ac·ci·dent , adjective
Word origin for Accident
C14: via Old French from Latin accident- chance, happening, from the present participle of accidere to befall, happen, from ad- to + cadere to fall
Synonyms for Accident
calamity, casualty, disaster, hazard, mishap, pileup, setback, blow, collision, crack-up, fender-bender, fluke, misadventure, misfortune, smash, total, rear ender, smashup, stack-up, wrack-up