1. Choc.
2. Heurt. Véhicules en collision.
3. (Au figuré) Opposition. Ambitions en collision.
Logic, non-essential; attribute not included in definition.
ETYM French accident, from Latin accidens, -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. Related to Cadence, Case.
1. A mishap; especially one causing injury or death.
2. Anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause; SYN. fortuity, chance event.
ETYM From Bump to strike, to thump.
1. A lump on the body caused by a blow.
2. An impact (as from a collision); SYN. blow.
ETYM Latin collisio, from collidere. Related to Collide.
1. An accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object.
2. An event in which two or more bodies come together; SYN. hit.
3. The act of colliding with something; SYN. crash, smash.
ETYM Latin crassus coarse. Related to Crass.
A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures); SYN. collapse.