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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 51Թ Forms
- c·Գ· adjective
- ԴDz·c·Գ noun adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incident1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of incident1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It comes after a major incident was declared at the weekend when a large wildfire broke out near the Mourne Mountains, and led to homes being evacuated.
No-one had been hurt, he said, but the incident had led to an "awareness that something wasn't right".
The incident happened about 3:15 p.m. in Santee Alley, a popular open-air market in the Fashion District, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
More than 1,500 nursery inspections had been brought forward after receiving reports of serious childcare incidents - Ofsted told us.
"While we are working hard to understand the exact circumstances, we are not looking for anyone else in connection with this incident at this stage."
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