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   ac·ci·dent

   /ˈaksədnt/

   noun

   • 1. an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury: "he had an accident at the factory" Similar mishapmisfortunemisadventuremischanceunfortunate incidentinjurydisastertragedycatastrophecontretempscalamityblowtroubleproblemdifficultytechnical:casualty
   • ▪ a crash involving road or other vehicles, typically one that causes serious damage or injury: "four people were killed in a car accident" Similar crashcollisionbumpcar crashcar accidentroad accidenttraffic accidentmultiple crashmultiple collisionrail accidentderailmentair accidentair crashsmashroad traffic accidentRTAwreckinformal:smash-uppileupshuntprang
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to an incidence of incontinence, typically by a child or an animal: euphemistic "he had a little accident, but I washed his shorts out"
   • 2. an event that happens by chance or that is without apparent or deliberate cause: "the pregnancy was an accident" Similar chancemere chancecoincidencetwist of fatefreakhazardpiece of good fortune(bit of) luck(bit of) good luckflukehappy chanceserendipityfatefortuityfortuneprovidencehappenstance
   • ▪ the working of fortune; chance: "my faith is an accident of birth, not a matter of principled commitment"
   • 3. (in Aristotelian thought) a property of a thing which is not essential to its nature.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘an event’): via Old French from Latin accident- ‘happening’, from the verb accidere, from ad- ‘towards, to’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

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   Synonyms for ACCIDENT: casualty, disaster, catastrophe, mishap, tragedy, mischance, misfortune, collision; Antonyms of ACCIDENT: miracle, strike, break, windfall, boon, fluke, luck, fortune.

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   An accident is something bad that happens and that is not expected or intended. It can also refer to a traffic accident . Things which you do not intend to have happen can happen by accident .

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   1 (noun) in the sense of crash. Definition. an unpleasant event that causes damage, injury, or death. She was involved in a serious car accident last week. Synonyms. crash. smash. wreck. collision. pile-up (informal) smash-up (informal) See examples for synonyms. 2 (noun) in the sense of misfortune.