Definitions for accident



Overview of noun accident

The noun accident has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) accident

(an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury)

2. (5) accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event

(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")

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