accident

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈæk.sə.dənt/ or /ˈæk.sə.dɛnt/
• SAMPA: /"{k.s@.d@nt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular accident

Plural accidents

A single-car accident

1. (countable) An accident is something that happens without a plan, usually something bad.
   • Antonym: on purpose

   I dropped the glass by accident and it broke.

2. (countable) An accident is a vehicle crash.

   Two people were hurt in a road traffic accident between a car and a motorcycle last night.

Related words

• accidental
• accidentally