accident-prone


Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

ac·ci·dent-prone

(ak'si-dent prōn),
1. Experiencing a greater number of accidents than would be expected of the average person in similar circumstances.
2. Having personality characteristics predisposing one to accidents.

accident-prone

describing a person who experiences accidents and accompanying injuries at a much greater than average rate.
Referring to a person’s real or perceived tendency to suffer from accidents of various types

accident-prone

adjective Referring to a person's real or percieved tendency to suffer from accidents of various types

ac·ci·dent-prone

(ak'si-dĕnt-prōn)
Term denoting one who suffers a greater number of accidents than an average person.

accident-prone

Unusually liable to suffer accidents. Liability to accidents is probably no more than an effect of carelessness and lack of imaginative foresight or sometimes aggression or non-conformity.

ac·ci·dent-prone

(ak'si-dĕnt-prōn)
1. Experiencing a greater number of accidents than would be expected of the average person in similar circumstances.
2. Having personality characteristics predisposing one to accidents.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The new accident-prone character "Wayne's in Pain"; One of Britain's most famous comic strips is getting a new member for the first time; Wayne is the creation of the seven-year-old boy who based the character on himself
Britain's most famous comic strips
The numbers blow big holes in the conventional wisdom about which professions are accident-prone or dangerous drivers," said Daniel Finnegan, QPC's president and founder.
Students validate driver stereotypes
He said: "My dad was convinced I'd never make it to my teens without killing myself as I was so accident-prone.
I'M MR LUCKY!; Dave survives disasters
This is an interesting study that supports many clinical observations of people who are excessive risk takers or are highly accident-prone," comments psychiatrist Paul C.
Self-destruction may run lethal gamut
When a worker experiences an unusually high number of injuries, is he or she simply accident-prone or should an employer be looking for underlying causes?
Debunking the myth of the injury-prone klutz
If you're ever had a series of mishaps--cut your finger with the paring knife, sprained your ankle, and lost your wallet all in the same week--you've probably wondered if you are accident-prone.
Are you accident-prone?
He said drivers should also observe all safety precautions when passing through the Maharlika Highway and other accident-prone areas to prevent accidents similar to what happened on Saturday on a downhill stretch of the winding diversion road in Atimonan.
5 more Quezon road fatalities named
There's not a great deal of story here, but the film gets by on Gerwig's charm and her klutzy, accident-prone character is a delight to watch.
Tortured Manhattan transfer; Movies
It is also to shape, prepare and disseminate electronically and on paper, the information relating to the development and definition of the facilities of county roads program documents to treat areas accident-prone.
Production, maintenance and operation of the database of personal injury road traffic
Miranda Boxing Day, BBC1, 9pm At its heart, Miranda has a will-they-won't-they romance between the accident-prone heroine and her chef pal Gary (Tom Ellis), but can their relationship remain platonic when mistletoe is around?
BEST OF THE REST
The bad news: so are the ones driven by accident-prone Lindsay Lohan" - Comedienne Joan Rivers on the wayward actress.
TODAY'S " QUOTES"

Medical browser ?
Full browser ?