by accident (0 synonym found)

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Definition of by accident:

°Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or designed by one's will.
"Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident."
°As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors.
"The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof."
°Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused; unintentional.
"The victim's death was by accident."
Definition of by accident:

°Accidentally; unintentionally; without meaning to; as the result of an event not expected, aided, or designed by one's will.
"Sorry. I knocked over the vase by accident."
°As the result of some undesigned, unintended, unrelated, natural, or random occurrence; as the unexpected and unforeseen result of formerly unrelated factors.
"The car got totaled by accident; a giant snowdrift fell off the church roof."
°Accidental; as the result of some unforeseen happening or series of events; unexpected; resulting from an event without the foresight, expectation, aid, or design of the person by whose agency it was caused; unintentional.
"The victim's death was by accident."
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