Definitions for accident
ˈæk sɪ dəntac·ci·dent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. accidentnoun

   an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury

2. accident, stroke, fortuity, chance eventnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. accidentnoun

   An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

   to die by an accident

2. accidentnoun

   Any chance event.

3. accidentnoun

   Chance.

4. accidentnoun

   An unintended event such as a collision that causes damage or death.

5. accidentnoun

   Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential.

   Beauty is an accident.

6. accidentnoun

   An instance of incontinence.

7. accidentnoun

   An unintended pregnancy.

8. accidentnoun

   A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness.

9. accidentnoun

   A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.

10. accidentnoun

    An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.

11. accidentnoun

    A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.

12. accidentnoun

    casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.

13. accidentnoun

    An unplanned event that results in injury (including death) or occupational illness to person(s) and/or damage to property, exclusive of injury and/or damage caused by action of an enemy or hostile force.

14. accidentnoun

    Appearance, manifestation.

15. Etymology: * First attested in the late 14th century.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ACCIDENTnoun

   Etymology: accidens, Lat.

   1. The property or quality of any being, which may be separated from it, at least in thought.

   If she were but the body’s accident,
   And her sole being did in it subsist,
   As white in snow, she might herself absent,
   And in the body’s substance not be miss’d. John Davies.

   An accidental mode, or an accident, is such a mode as is not necessary to the being of a thing; for the subject may be without it, and yet remain of the same nature that it was before; or it is that mode which may be separated or abolished from its subject. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. In grammar, the property of a word.

   The learning of a language is nothing else but the informing of ourselves, what composures of letters are, by consent and institution, to signify such certain notions of things, with their modalities and accidents. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

   3. That which happens unforeseen; casualty, chance.

   General laws are like general rules in physic, according whereunto, as no wise man will desire himself to be cured, if there be joined with his disease some special accident, in regard whereof, that whereby others in the same infirmity, but without the like accident, recover health, would be, to him, either hurtful, or, at the least, unprofitable. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 9.

   The flood, and other accidents of time, made it one common field and pasture with the land of Eden. Walter Raleigh, Hist. World.

   Thus we rejoic’d, but soon our joy is turn’d
   Into perplexity, and new amaze;
   For whither is he gone? What accident
   Hath rapt him from us? Paradise Regained, b. i.

   And trivial accidents shall be forborn,
   That others may have time to take their turn. John Dryden, Fables.

   The reformation owed nothing to the good intentions of king Henry. He was only an instrument of it (as the logicians speak) by accident. Jonathan Swift, Miscellanies.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accident

   An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. The term accident implies that nobody should be blamed, but the event may have been caused by unrecognized or unaddressed risks. Most researchers who study unintentional injury avoid using the term accident and focus on factors that increase risk of severe injury and that reduce injury incidence and severity. For example, when a tree falls down during a wind storm, its fall may not have been caused by humans, but the tree's type, size, health, location, or improper maintenance may have contributed to the result. Most car wrecks are not true accidents; however English speakers started using that word in the mid-20th century as a result of media manipulation by the US automobile industry.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accident

   An accident is an unforeseen or unexpected event that occurs by chance, resulting in unintended harm, damage, injury, or loss. It is typically an unfortunate occurrence that happens accidentally or unintentionally, often without deliberate intent or negligence. Accidents can happen in various contexts, including but not limited to, the workplace, on the road, at home, or during recreational activities.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accidentnoun

   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. Accidentnoun

   a property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case

3. Accidentnoun

   a point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms

4. Accidentnoun

   a property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute

5. Accidentnoun

   a quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness

6. Accidentnoun

   any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident

7. Accidentnoun

   unusual appearance or effect

8. Etymology: [F. accident, fr. L. accidens, -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. See Cadence, Case.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Accident

   An accident or mishap is an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often with lack of intention or necessity. It usually implies a generally negative outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence. Experts in the field of injury prevention avoid use of the term 'accident' to describe events that cause injury in an attempt to highlight the predictable and preventable nature of most injuries. Such incidents are viewed from the perspective of epidemiology as predictable and preventable. Preferred words are more descriptive of the event itself, rather than of its unintended nature Accidents of particularly common types are investigated to identify how to avoid them in the future. This is sometimes called root cause analysis, but does not generally apply to accidents that cannot be deterministically predicted. A root cause of an uncommon and purely random accident may never be identified, and thus future similar accidents remain "accidental."

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accident

   ak′sid-ent, n. that which happens: an unforeseen or unexpected event: chance: an unessential quality or property.—adj. Accident′al, happening by chance: not essential.—n. anything not essential.—ns. Accident′alism, Accidental′ity.—adv. Accident′ally.—The chapter of accidents, the unforeseen course of events. [L. accidĕre, to happen—ad, to, cadĕre, to fall.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ACCIDENT

   A condition of affairs in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body better.

Matched Categories

1. • Mishap

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accident' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1651

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accident' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1488

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'accident' in Nouns Frequency: #571

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How to pronounce accident?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say accident in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accident in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accident in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of accident in a Sentence

1. Rafael Mariano Grossi:

   The military conflict is putting Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and other facilities with radioactive material in unprecedented danger, we must take urgent action to make sure that they can continue to operate safely and securely and reduce the risk of a nuclear accident that could have a severe health and environmental impact both in Ukraine and beyond.

2. Josiah Gilbert Holland:

   Scholarship except by accident is never the measure of a person's power.

3. Gary Bitner:

   We've never had an accident involving a bear before.

4. Leonardo Espina:

   Definitely there will be charges here, because people died, regardless of whether it was an accident or arson, people died. We are just determining what exactly happened so that we can clearly define what charges to file.

5. H.W. Mann:

   The earth is not flat. The universe does not revolve around the earth. The physical world is not the only reality. Genes do not control our biology. Evolution is not random. There are many cosmic forces at work, and all of them are intelligently directed. We are not a cosmic accident. Consciousness did not evolve. Consciousness is reality. Conscious energy creates physical reality.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accident
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accident
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=accident
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accident
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accident
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=accident
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=accident
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=accident
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=accident