accident

Nouns

  • (n) an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
  • (n) 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
    chance event, fortuity, stroke,

Synonyms

chance event fortuity stroke

Words of close approximity

accidental accidental injury accidentally accident-prone accident surgery