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 | ||