accidents

ac-ci-dents · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (Plural of accident) Unfortunate incidents that happen unexpectedly and unintentionally.

  2. 2.

    Events that happen by chance.

Forms

plural: accidents

Related words

Antonyms: designs, intentions, plans
See also: accident, accidental, incidents
Synonyms: crashes, incidents, misfortunes, mishaps

Etymology

Plural of accident, from Old French accident, from Latin accidens ("happening, befalling"), present participle of accidere ("to happen, befall"), from ad- ("to") + cadere ("to fall").