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English noun: accident | |||
| 1. | accident (event) an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | misadventure, mischance, mishap | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accidental injury, casualty, collision, crash, fatal accident, injury, shipwreck, wreck, wreck | ||
| 2. | accident (event) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | ||
| Samples | Winning the lottery was a happy accident. The pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck. It was due to an accident or fortuity. | ||
| Synonyms | chance event, fortuity, stroke | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, coincidence, good luck, hap, happenstance, happy chance, lottery | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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