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Accident

/ˈæksədənt/
An unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance, often resulting in harm or damage.

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Examples:

But we don't want any accidents.'

"It looks like an accident," Tom said.

This isn't an accident.

Etymology:

etymology
Late Middle English, from Old French, or from Latin accident- ‘happening’, from the verb accidere, from ad- ‘towards’ + cadere ‘to fall’.

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