0 something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone:
1 an event not intended by anyone but which has the result of injuring someone or damaging something:
He was killed in an automobile accident at the age of 21.
2 something that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally:
Did you leave his name out by accident or was it intentional?
The company refused to accept responsibility for the accident.
Republicanism, in the sense of antimonarchism, was a product of accident rather than design.
For example, a funny or embarrassing incident, a frightening story, accident or danger, or a time you got into trouble with your parents.
There was little reference to any strategic planning for accident prevention.