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injury vs accident

accident vs injury

injury and accident both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
injury Yes No No No
accident Yes No No No
As nouns, accident is a hypernym of injury; that is, accident is a word with a broader meaning than injury:
  • injury: an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
  • accident: an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
injury (noun) accident (noun)
wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
an accident that results in physical damage or hurt
a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury
Difference between injury and accident

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