に遭って

to suffer

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phrase Rare #40,857
to suffer Used after an unpleasant event or accident to mean that someone experienced or fell victim to it.
JA: 彼女は事故に遭ってけがをした。
EN: She was injured in an accident.

彼らは災難に遭っても冷静であった。

They remained calm even when disaster struck.

彼は事故に遭って骨を折った。

He was in an accident and broke a bone.

隣人は残念ながら交通事故に遭って、昏睡状態になってしまった。

Unfortunately, my neighbor was in a traffic accident and fell into a coma.