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accident proneness

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noun

  1. the unconscious tendency, thought to exist in some people, to involve themselves in a large number of accidents

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Though drivers of all ages thwart the texting law, teens comprise the highest risk category of accident proneness.

From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2015

Assorted accidents�or accident proneness, anyway�have beset her life.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were some signs of accident proneness, stomach upsets and hypochondria.

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The team studied 264 men at Denver's Lowry Air Force Base, found that psychologists' scales of values were the best clue to accident proneness.

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