accident

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♦ ac|ci|dent /'æksɪdənt/ (accidents)
1 [N-COUNT]
An accident happens when a vehicle hits a person, an object, or another vehicle, causing injury or damage.
She was involved in a serious car accident last week...
Six passengers were killed in the accident.
2 [N-COUNT]
If someone has an accident, something unpleasant happens to them that was not intended, sometimes causing injury or death.
5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
The police say the killing of the young man was an accident.
3 [N-VAR] usu by N
If something happens by accident, it happens completely by chance.
She discovered the problem by accident...
= chanceac|ci|dent and emer|gen|cy
[N-COUNT]
The accident and emergency is the room or department in a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illness are taken for emergency treatment. The abbreviation A & E is also used. (BRIT; in AM, use emergency room)
= A & E, casualtyac|ci|dent prone
also accident-prone
[ADJ]
If you describe someone or something as accident prone, you mean that a lot of accidents or other unpleasant things happen to them.

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