accident
noun
us
/ˈæk.sə.dənt/ uk
/ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/A2 [ C ]
car accident He heard that a friend of his had been killed in a car accident (= when one car hits another).
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fender bender US informal
prang noun UK informal
- accidentAn accident on I-95 is blocking traffic in both directions.
- collisionPolice responded to the collision and closed the road.
- crashA serious crash on the interstate yesterday led to lane closures during rush hour.
- car crashHe died in a car crash.
- head-onBoth drivers were injured in the head-on collision.
- hit-and-runThe pedestrian was left seriously injured after a hit-and-run accident last night.
- accidentAccidents at work can sometimes result in serious injury.
- mishapDue to a surgical mishap, she's lost the use of her left arm.
- mischanceIt would be a great loss if, by some mischance, the message was never received.
- misfortuneThey were beset by misfortunes their whole lives.
- misadventureThe movie was about his comic misadventures in love.
- death by misadventureUK The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure (= the coroner declared it was an accidental death).
- accidental
- accidentally
- accidentally on purpose idiom
- accidents will happen idiom
- an accident waiting to happen idiom
- cataclysmic
- cataclysmically
- catastrophe
- catastrophic
- death spiral
- disastrously
- doomsday prepper
- doomsday prepping
- doomsday scenario
- dumpster fire
- mishap
- natural disaster
- non-emergency
- perfect storm
- post-accident
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