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accident — n. unexpected, unpleasant event catastrophe 1) to have, meet with an accident (they had an accident during their trip) 2) to prevent accidents 3) an awful, bad, dreadful, frightful, horrible, nasty, serious, shocking; fatal; near; unavoidable;… … Combinatory dictionary
unfortunate — [[t]ʌnfɔ͟ː(r)tʃʊnət[/t]] unfortunates 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate. Some… … English dictionary
accident, mishap — An accident is an event that occurs without apparent plan. Such a chance, undesigned occurrence may be fortunate (a lucky accident that we saw each other), unfortunate (a fatal accident), or neutral (the accident of birth). A mishap is an… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
unfortunate — un|for|tu|nate1 S3 [ʌnˈfo:tʃənət US ˈfo:r ] adj 1.) someone who is unfortunate has something bad happen to them ▪ When we entered the room, the teacher was yelling at some unfortunate student. 2.) an unfortunate situation, condition, quality etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unfortunate — 1 adjective 1 happening because of bad luck and often having serious or dangerous results: an unfortunate accident | his unfortunate death at the height of his career 2 an unfortunate situation is one that you wish was different or had never… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unfortunate — [ʌnˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nət] adj 1) experiencing bad luck, or caused by bad luck Syn: unlucky The unfortunate woman had had all her jewellery stolen.[/ex] 2) formal if something is unfortunate, you do not approve of it, or you wish that it had not happened… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
accident — ac·ci·dent n: an unexpected usu. sudden event that occurs without intent or volition although sometimes through carelessness, unawareness, ignorance, or a combination of causes and that produces an unfortunate result (as an injury) for which the… … Law dictionary
Accident — Ac ci*dent, n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens, dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall. See {Cadence}, {Case}.] 1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one s foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unfortunate event — index accident (misfortune), disaster Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
accident — ► NOUN 1) an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally. 2) an incident that happens by chance or without apparent cause. 3) chance. ● accidents will happen in the best regulated families Cf. ↑accidents will happen in the… … English terms dictionary
