accident
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sɪ noun
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.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
post·ac·ci·dent, adjective
Synonyms
1. mischance, misfortune, misadventure; contingency; disaster.
1. mischance, misfortune, misadventure; contingency; disaster.
Antonyms
4. design, intent.
4. design, intent.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause |
| 2. | anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortune: I met him by accident |
| 3. | a misfortune or mishap, esp one causing injury or death |
| 4. | logic, philosophy Also called: adjunct a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something (as opposed to substance) |
| 5. | metaphysics a property as contrasted with the substance in which it inheres |
| 6. | geology a surface irregularity in a natural formation, esp in a rock formation or a river system |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin accident- chance, happening, from the present participle of accidere to befall, happen, from ad- to + cadere to fall] | |
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Word Origin & History
accident
late 14c., "an occurrence, incident, event," from O.Fr. accident (12c.), from L. accidentum (nom. accidens, gen. accidentis), prp. of accidere "happen, fall out, fall upon," from ad- "to" + cadere "fall" (see case (1)). Meaning grew from "something that happens, an event,"
to "something that happens by chance," then "mishap."
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