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accident
[ ak-si-duhnt ]
noun
- an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap:
automobile accidents.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought.
- any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause.
- chance; fortune; luck:
I was there by accident.
Antonyms: ,
- a fortuitous circumstance, quality, or characteristic:
an accident of birth.
- Philosophy. any entity or event contingent upon the existence of something else.
- Geology. a surface irregularity, usually on a small scale, the reason for which is not apparent.
accident
/ ˈæ°ì²õɪ»åÉ™²Ô³Ù /
noun
- an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause
- anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortune
I met him by accident
- a misfortune or mishap, esp one causing injury or death
- Also calledadjunct logic philosophy a nonessential attribute or characteristic of something (as opposed to substance)
- metaphysics a property as contrasted with the substance in which it inheres
- geology a surface irregularity in a natural formation, esp in a rock formation or a river system
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è´Ç²õ³Ù·²¹³¦Â·³¦¾±Â·»å±ð²Ô³Ù adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of accident1
Example Sentences
Megan started taking prescription pain relief medication at the age of 15 after being injured in a car accident.
"His father was killed in a pit accident when Philip was only 14... he wasn't that close to his mother and he'd been very close to his father."
The two had been talking about the childhood cement-truck accident that dramatically disabled the actor when he was 11.
In the days after Baby Callum's discovery, tests found wads of tissue paper had been inserted into his mouth and throat, confirming it was not likely to have been an accident.
In a freak accident, Steve Irwin died after being pierced through the heart by a usually chill stingray while filming an underwater documentary in a lagoon off the Great Barrier Reef.
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