accident
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
Types & categories
- misadventure hypernym
- collision hyponym
- crash hyponym
- accidental injury hyponym
- wreck hyponym
- fatal accident hyponym
Sense 2 noun
anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
winning the lottery was a happy accident
Types & categories
- happening hypernym
- hap hyponym
- happy chance hyponym
- coincidence hyponym
- lottery hyponym
Related & opposite
- accidental derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | misadventure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | collision |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crash |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accidental injury |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wreck |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fatal accident |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accidental |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | happening |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hap |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | happy chance |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | coincidence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | lottery |