| NOUN | event | accident | an unfortunate mishap |
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| event | accident, stroke, fortuity, chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause |
| Sounds | ae'ksahdahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | An unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury. | |
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| Narrower | collision | An accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object |
| crash, wreck | A serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) | |
| fatal accident, casualty | An accident that causes someone to die | |
| injury, accidental injury | An accident that results in physical damage or hurt | |
| shipwreck, wreck | An accident that destroys a ship at sea | |
| Broader | mishap, misadventure, mischance | An instance of misfortune |
| Spanish | accidente | |
| Catalan | accident | |
| Meaning | Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause. | |
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| Synonyms | stroke, fortuity, chance event | |
| Narrower | break, good luck, happy chance | An unexpected piece of good luck |
| coincidence, happenstance | An event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | |
| hap | An accidental happening | |
| lottery | Something that is regarded as a chance event | |
| Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
| Spanish | accidente, azar, casualidad, coincidencia | |
| Catalan | accident, atzar, casualitat, coincidència | |
| Adjectives | accidental | happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally |
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