English to English
noun
- an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
source: WordNet 3.0
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
Winning the lottery was a happy accident.
The pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck.
It was due to an accident or fortuity.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [ácsident] Kapahamakán; pagkakataon
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
