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   accident

   /ˈaksɪd(ə)nt/

   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: "four people were killed in a road accident" Similar crashcollisionbumpcar crashcar accidentroad accidenttraffic accidentmultiple crashmultiple collisionrail accidentderailmentair accidentair crashsmashroad traffic accidentRTAwreckinformal:smash-uppile-upshuntprang
   • ▪ an incidence of incontinence by a child or 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: "members belong to the House of Lords through hereditary right or accident of birth"
   • 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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   Synonyms for ACCIDENT: collision, mischance, mishap, casualty, misfortune, contretemps, disaster, misadventure; Antonyms for ACCIDENT: plan, provision, decision, intention, decree, necessity, intent, calculation.

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   Synonyms for ACCIDENT in English: crash, smash, wreck, collision, pile-up, smash-up, misfortune, blow, disaster, tragedy, ….

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    mishapCollocations, mischance, bad luck, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, disasterCollocations, tragedy. Sense: Noun: chance, or a chance happening. Synonyms:

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