Definitions for accident

accident ac·ci·dent

Spelling: [ak-si-duh nt]
IPA: /ˈæk sɪ dənt/

Accident is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 267 anagrams from letters in accident (accdeint).

Definitions for accident

noun

  1. an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap:
  2. Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought.
  3. any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause.
  4. chance; fortune; luck:
  5. a fortuitous circumstance, quality, or characteristic:
  6. Philosophy. any entity or event contingent upon the existence of something else.
  7. Geology. a surface irregularity, usually on a small scale, the reason for which is not apparent.

Origin of accident

1350-1400; Middle English Latin accident- (stem of accidēns happening, present participle of accidere to befall), equivalent to ac- ac- + -cid-, combining form of cad-

Examples for accident

But we had an accident, now, and it fetched all the plans to a standstill.

Lalo insisted during a recent interview that they encountered Chito “and his people by accident.”

What conflicts do exist between them derive from misunderstanding and accident.

The accident rate in Asia has marred what was in 2014 a banner year for aviation safety.

Father Joel Román Salazar died in a car crash in 2013; his death was ruled an accident, but the suspicion of foul play persists.

Now that she had assumed it, though, he could hardly explain that it was an accident.

By some accident, it had been left unhasped, and yielded easily to her hand.

That there were more than one of these latter may be an accident.

As there were no bones broken, I blessed the accident and went on deck.

If there are 162 confirmed deaths from Flight 8501, this would make 2014 the worst year for accident deaths since 2005.

Word Value for accident
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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