ACCIDENT

n. 1 mishap, misfortune, mischance, misadventure, blunder, mistake; casualty, disaster, catastrophe, calamity A high percentage of the road accidents were caused by drunken drivers 2 chance, fortune, luck, fortuity, fluke; serendipity I came across the gold ring by accident, when cleaning out a disused cupboard 3 non-essential, accessory or accessary, extra, addition Melancholy is an almost inseparable accident of old age