accident
/ˈæksɪdənt/ noun [C]Definition
› something bad which happens that is not intended and which causes injury or damage: a car/traffic accident UK He was involved in a road accident a month ago. She had an accident in the kitchen. I didn't mean to spill his drink. It was an accident.
by accident › without being intended: I deleted the wrong file by accident.
(Definition of accident noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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