accident

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
2. (countable, uncountable) An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
3. (countable, uncountable) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
4. (countable, uncountable) Any chance event.
5. (uncountable) Chance; random chance.
6. (countable, uncountable) Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
7. (countable, uncountable) Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
8. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) An instance of incontinence.
9. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) An instance of incontinence.
10. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable) An unintended pregnancy.
11. (countable, derogatory, euphemistic, humorous, uncountable) An unintended pregnancy.
12. (countable, uncountable) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
13. (countable, uncountable) A sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground.
14. (countable, uncountable) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.

Adj

Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæksɪdənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: accident

In summary

First attested in the late 14th century. From Middle English accident, from Old French accident, from Latin accidēns, present active participle of accidō (“happen”); from ad (“to”) + cadō (“fall”). See cadence, case. In the sense “unintended pregnancy”, first attested in 1932.

Synonyms

disaster

mishap

misfortune

calamity

chance

🎲

misadventure

casualty

incident

crash

mischance

catastrophe

fortuity

emergency

coincidence

mistake

bad luck

death

💀

collision

💥

adversity

occurrence

misery

fate

trouble

injury

damage

wreck

sorrow

woe

problem

blunder

danger

❗

failure

fatality

stroke

unexpectedness

unhappiness

accidence

risk

distress

shipwreck

wound

malfunction

breakdown

luck

🍀

detriment

hazard

crisis

event

error

abnormality

Translations

accident

Unfall

accidente

acidente

Unglück

incidente

accidente

ongeval

accident

ongeluk

Unglücksfall

wypadek

Zufall

🎲

kaza

Missgeschick

Sentences

He could destroy you quite by accident .