Accident vs. Disaster

Accidentnoun

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

Accidentnoun

Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.

Accidentnoun

Any chance event.

Accidentnoun

(uncountable) Chance.

Accidentnoun

Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential.

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(euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.

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(euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.

Accidentnoun

A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness.

Accidentnoun

(grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.

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(geology) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.

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(heraldry) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.

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(legal) casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.

Accidentnoun

Appearance, manifestation.

Accidentnoun

Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident.

Accidentnoun

A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.

Accidentnoun

A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.

Accidentnoun

A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute.

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Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident.

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Unusual appearance or effect.

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a mishap; especially one causing injury or death

Accidentnoun

anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause

Accidentnoun

an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury

Accidentnoun

a crash involving road or other vehicles

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an incidence of incontinence by a child or animal

Accidentnoun

an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause

Accidentnoun

the working of fortune; chance

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(in Aristotelian thought) a property of a thing which is not essential to its nature.

Accident

An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not directly caused by humans. The term accident implies that nobody should be blamed, but the event may have been caused by unrecognized or unaddressed risks.

Disasternoun

An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.

Disasternoun

An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind.

Disasternoun

An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star; malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill portent.

Disasternoun

An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.

Disasterverb

To blast by the influence of a baleful star.

Disasterverb

To bring harm upon; to injure.

Disasternoun

a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune;

Disasternoun

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune;

Disasternoun

an act that has disastrous consequences

Disaster

A disaster is a serious problem occurring over a short or long period of time that causes widespread human, material, economic or environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. Developing countries suffer the greatest costs when a disaster hits – more than 95% of all deaths caused by hazards occur in developing countries, and losses due to natural hazards are 20 times greater (as a percentage of GDP) in developing countries than in industrialized countries.