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1. (n.) accident
an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usu. results in injury, damage, or loss.
2. accident
an incident that results in injury, in no way the fault of the victim, for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought.
3. accident
any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause.
4. accident
chance; fortune; luck:
I was there by accident.
5. accident
a nonessential or incidental feature or circumstance.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L accident-, s. of accidēns chance event, contingent entity, orig. prp. of accidere to happen =ac-ac - +-cidere, comb. form of cadere to fall)
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1. (noun) accident
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
2. (noun) accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
"winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
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1. (noun) accident
a sudden, unintended event that causes damage or injury
to have an accident; traffic accidents; a serious accident
2. accident
by accident
≠ on purpose
I threw it away by accident.
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| Definition of 'accident' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) accident
literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident
2. (noun) accident
a property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case
3. (noun) accident
a point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms
4. (noun) accident
a property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute
5. (noun) accident
a quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness
6. (noun) accident
any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident
7. (noun) accident
unusual appearance or effect
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Sense: an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc
There has been a road accident.
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 Afrikaans: ongeluk |
 Arabic: حَادِث |
 Bulgarian: нещастен случай |
 Brazilian: acidente |
 Czech: nehoda |
 German: der Unfall |
 Danish: ulykke; uheld |
 Greek: ατύχημα, δυστύχημα |
 Spanish: accidente |
 Estonian: õnnetus |
 Farsi: سانحه |
 Finnish: onnettomuus |
 French: accident |
 Hebrew: תְאוָּנה |
 Hindi: दुर्घटना |
 Croatian: nesreća |
 Hungarian: baleset |
 Indonesian: kecelakaan |
 Icelandic: slys |
 Italian: incidente |
 Japanese: 事故 |
 Korean: (불의의) 사고 |
 Lithuanian: nelaimingas atsitikimas, |
 Latvian: nelaimes gadījums |
 Malay: kemalangan |
 Dutch: ongeluk |
 Norwegian: uhell, ulykke |
 Polish: wypadek |
 Persian: سانحه |
 Pashto: ناڅاپي. |
 Portuguese: acidente |
 Romanian: accident |
 Russian: несчастный случай |
 Slovak: nehoda |
 Slovenian: nezgoda |
 Serbian: nesreća |
 Swedish: olycka |
 Thai: อุบัติเหตุ |
 Turkish: kaza |
 Taiwanese: 事故 |
 Ukrainian: нещасливий випадок; аварі |
 Urdu: حادثہ |
 Vietnamese: tai nạn |
 Chinese: 意外事件 |
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