accident
/ˈæksɪdənt/
noun
- An unexpected event that causes damage, injury, or harm.
- The factory reported no serious accidents this year.
- The car accident blocked traffic for hours.
- She slipped on the wet floor and had a minor accident.
- An event that happens by chance, without being planned or intended.
- The discovery of penicillin was a famous accident in science.
- It was no accident that he arrived just as the meeting started.
- Their meeting at the café was a happy accident.
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