Accident vs. Injury
Difference Between Accident and Injury
Accidentnoun
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.
to die by an accidentInjurynoun
Damage to the body of a human or animal.
The passenger sustained a severe injury in the car accident.Accidentnoun
Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.
There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.Injurynoun
The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.
Slander is an injury to the character.Accidentnoun
Any chance event.
Injurynoun
(archaic) Injustice.
Accidentnoun
(uncountable) Chance.
Injuryverb
(obsolete) To wrong, to injure.
Accidentnoun
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential.
Beauty is an accident.Injurynoun
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
Accidentnoun
(euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.
Injurynoun
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
Accidentnoun
(euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
Injurynoun
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
Accidentnoun
A quality or attribute in distinction from the substance, as sweetness, softness.
Injurynoun
an act that injures someone
Accidentnoun
(grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
Accidentnoun
(geology) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
Accidentnoun
(heraldry) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
Accidentnoun
(legal) casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
Accidentnoun
Appearance, manifestation.
Accidentnoun
a mishap; especially one causing injury or death
Accidentnoun
anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause
