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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
Noem said Scott was not at the scene when the incident occurred, had limited involvement with an internal investigative team that reviewed the case, and didn’t impede external investigations or conceal facts.
Staff said the more serious incidents usually involveded a small number of students and were "often linked to individual circumstances, external factors, or unresolved personal conflicts".
Manyatelo fell asleep in a police car following the incident and refused to provide a blood sample for testing, claiming that it was against his religion.
A Los Angeles Unified message to parents did not specify the age or gender of the student or the precise time of the incident:
The Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that it was informed of the incident on Monday and opened an investigation.
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