accident

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accident accident-prone cerebral accident cerebrovascular accident stroke

Main Entry: ac·ci·dent
Pronunciation: ak-sd-nt, -s-dent; aks-dnt
Function: noun
1 : an unfortunate event resulting from carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes
2 : an unexpected bodily event of medical importance especially when injurious <a cerebrovascular accident>
3 : an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the person injured but for which legal relief may be sought
- ac·ci·den·tal /ak-s-dent-l/ adjective
- ac·ci·den·tal·ly /-dent-l, -l-/ also ac·ci·dent·ly /-dent-l/ adverb