Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freak accident

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: freak ac-ci-dent
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances.

Example Sentences

"For the Union Carbide Company, the chemical industry, and other businesses, Bhopal is an unfortunate chain of coincidences, a freak accident, a regrettable loss of lives."
"A freak accident during basic training left his son crushed beneath the body of an overturned supply truck."
"Even though I know what happened with my brother was a freak accident, I wish I had made choices that would have led to a different outcome."

Inflected Forms

freak accidents (plural)

Questions

What does freak accident mean?: An incident, especially one that is harmful, occurring under highly unusual and unlikely circumstances.

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