accident.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
to die by an accident such as an act of God
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. casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
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)
There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.
My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.
Any chance event.
Chance; random chance.
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
Beauty is an accident.
Lexical gaps are called accidental because their existence is by accident; it is not essential.
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive. A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
An instance of incontinence.
An instance of incontinence. Urine or feces excreted due to incontinence.
An unintended pregnancy.
An unintended pregnancy. A person born from an unintended pregnancy.
Taylor was our sweet little accident, and we're so glad!
An injury.
An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
A sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground.
A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
Synonym of accidental.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Latin accidō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin accidēnslbor. Old French accidentbor. Middle English accident English accident 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.
Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.
The NTSB report revealed that the accident airplane was a Cessna 172.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ḱádeti Proto-Italic *kadō Latin cadō Latin accidō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin accidēnslbor. Old French accidentbor. Middle English accident English accident 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.
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