Neuter

ongeval

Sentences
An user
Dat   ongeval   was
🧽
  brute   pech .

That accident was brutal bad luck.

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Concepts

accident
mishap
misadventure
mischance
bad luck
misery
misfortune
casualty
disaster
ill luck
incident
cataclysm

casus

malfortune
misfortunes
adversity
mishaps

natural resin

tough luck
unluckiness
wretchedness
catastrophe
crash
fatalities
Synonyms

ongeluk
A2
accident
tegenslag
C2
pech
B2
tegenspoed
C2
panne
24k
catastrofe
C2
averij
44k

ongelukkig voorval

malheur

ecologische ramp

hobbel
28k
Translations

Unfall
accident
acidente
accidente
incidente
Unglück

Unglücksfall

kaza
accident
accidente

ατύχημα

δυστύχημα

desgracia
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔn.ɣəˌvɑl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
ongeval
Cognate with German
German
Unfall
In summary

From Middle Dutch ongeval. Equivalent to on- + geval. Cf. German Unfall.

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