Accident Word Meaning

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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