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- pronunciation:
- aek
sih
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- phrases:
- by accident
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
unknown or unplanned causes of events; chance.
We met each other by accident, not by design.- synonyms:
- chance, fortuity, happenstance, luck
- antonyms:
- intent, plan
- similar words:
- fate, fluke, fortune, hap, haphazard, hazard, serendipity
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| definition 2: |
an event that occurs without human planning or intent.
We didn't know about the contest, so winning the prize was just an accident.- similar words:
- coincidence
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| definition 3: |
an undesirable or harmful event.
He was killed in a car accident.
- synonyms:
- mishap
- similar words:
- adversity, collision, contretemps, crack-up, crash, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mistake, pileup, smash-up
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| related words: |
calamity, chance, coincidence, disaster, emergency, luck, mishap, occurrence, wreck |
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| phrase: |
by accident |
The word accident comes from a Latin word meaning "to fall upon" or "to happen." An accident is an event that seems to fall down on us instead of being within our control.
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