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incident
[ in-si-duhnt ]
noun
- an individual occurrence or event.
Synonyms:
- a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play.
- something that occurs casually in connection with something else.
- something appertaining or attaching to something else.
- an occurrence of seemingly minor importance, especially involving nations or factions between which relations are strained and sensitive, that can lead to serious consequences, as an outbreak of hostilities or a war:
border incident; international incident.
- an embarrassing occurrence, especially of a social nature.
adjective
- likely or apt to happen (usually followed by to ).
- naturally appertaining:
hardships incident to the life of an explorer.
- conjoined or attaching, especially as subordinate to a principal thing.
- falling or striking on something, as light rays.
incident
/ ˈɪԲɪəԳ /
noun
- a distinct or definite occurrence; event
- a minor, subsidiary, or related event or action
- a relatively insignificant event that might have serious consequences, esp in international politics
- a public disturbance
the police had reports of an incident outside a pub
- the occurrence of something interesting or exciting
the trip was not without incident
adjective
- postpositivefoll byto related (to) or dependent (on)
- whenpostpositive, often foll by to having a subsidiary or minor relationship (with)
- (esp of a beam of light or particles) arriving at or striking a surface
incident electrons
Other Word Forms
- c·Գ· adjective
- ԴDz·c·Գ noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of incident1
Word History and Origins
Origin of incident1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The police video, spliced together from officers’ body-worn cameras and surveillance footage, showed confusion in the moments leading up to the incident, which left Lauren, 51, hospitalized with a gunshot wound.
The most recent incident happened Wednesday at Angel Stadium and it resulted in a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine from Major League Baseball on Friday.
Paddle UK has also developed an incident reporting system to centrally collect data on incidents and near misses.
After it was removed from the scene, the Cybertruck burst into flames again at a nearby tow yard, a person with knowledge of the incident not authorized to discuss it publicly told The Times.
Since March there has been a series of assaults, shootings and firebombing incidents in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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