Accident
Definition of accident
1a: an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstanceTheir meeting was an accident.
b: lack of intention or necessity : CHANCEThey met by accident rather than by design.
2a: an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorancewas involved in a traffic accident
bmedical : an unexpected and medically important bodily event especially when injuriousa cerebrovascular accident
claw : an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the person injured but for which legal relief may be sought
dUS, informal —used euphemistically to refer to an uncontrolled or involuntary act or instance of urination or defecation (as by a baby or a pet)The puppy had an accident on the rug.
3: a nonessential property or quality of an entity or circumstancethe accident of nationality
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