incident
an individual occurrence or event.
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.
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.
Origin of incident
1synonym study For incident
Other words for incident
Other words from incident
- in·ci·dent·less, adjective
- non·in·ci·dent, noun, adjective
Words that may be confused with incident
- incidence, incidents , incidental
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How to use incident in a sentence
A couple of people were treated for minor injuries but no major incidents occurred.
Slow Motion Tiger Jump, a Tornado at the Rose Bowl and More Viral Videos | The Daily Beast Video | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe number of protests in China between 2006 and 2010 doubled to 180,000, and those are only the reported “mass incidents.”
But those incidents are due to mistakes and leaks, not proper fracking procedures.
Sharpton, well known for a series of controversial incidents earlier in his career, also played defense about his own resume.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence | Ben Jacobs | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of those incidents came last December, when a driver for the company fatally struck 6-year-old Sofia Liu in a crosswalk.
Never did events of the utmost magnitude hinge on incidents so trivial to the community at large.
The Red Year | Louis TracyConcurrence finds incidents or concomitants of a fact or event, something that by accident became connected with it.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Avoid, at all times, mentioning subjects or incidents that can in any way disgust your hearers.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyBut the battle was not won until one of those strange incidents happened that distinguish the Mutiny from all other wars.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOut of these seven incidents, six are found, and found more than once, in the earlier forms of the Lancelot story.
The Three Days' Tournament | Jessie L. Weston
British Dictionary definitions for incident
/ (ˈɪnsɪdənt) /
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
(postpositive foll by to) related (to) or dependent (on)
(when postpositive, 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
Origin of incident
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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