Word: Accident
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘an event’): via Old French from Latin accident- ‘happening’, from the verb accidere, from ad- ‘towards, to’ + cadere ‘to fall’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaksɪd(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury
Short Definition:unexpected incident
Examples:- he had an accident at the factory
- if you are unable to work owing to accident or sickness
Definition:
an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause
Short Definition:chance happening
Examples:- the pregnancy was an accident
- it is no accident that Manchester has produced more than its fair share of professional comics
Definition:
(in Aristotelian thought) a property of a thing which is not essential to its nature.
Short Definition:property of thing
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