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accident
[ ak-si-duhnt ]
/ ˈæk sɪ dənt /
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noun
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Are Accidents Always Bad?
As a teenager, I had this one friend who used to call his kid brother “The Accident” every time he got annoyed with him. Does that mean all accidents aren't bad?
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Origin of accident
OTHER WORDS FROM accident
post·ac·ci·dent, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH accident
accident , OccidentWords nearby accident
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British Dictionary definitions for accident
accident
/ (ˈæksɪdənt) /
noun
an unforeseen event or one without an apparent cause
anything that occurs unintentionally or by chance; chance; fortuneI met him by accident
a misfortune or mishap, esp one causing injury or death
Also called: adjunct 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
Word Origin for accident
C14: via Old French from Latin accident- chance, happening, from the present participle of accidere to befall, happen, from ad- to + cadere to fall
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