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incident definition

in·ci·dent (in′sə dənt)

adjective

  1. likely to happen as a result or concomitant; incidental (to) the cares incident to parenthood
  2. falling upon, striking, or affecting incident rays
  3. Law dependent upon or involved in something else

Etymology: OFr < ML < prp. of L incidere, to fall upon < in-, on + cadere, to fall: see case

noun

  1. something that happens; happening; occurrence
  2. something that happens as a result of or in connection with something more important; minor event or episode, esp. one in a novel, play, etc.
    1. an apparently minor conflict, disturbance, etc., as between persons, states, etc., that may have serious results
    2. a minor public disturbance, fracas, etc.
  4. Law something incident to something else

Etymology: ME incydente

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incident Synonyms

incident

n.

episode, occurrence, conflict, disturbance; see event 1. See syn. study at occurrence.


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incident Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • investigate: We also investigate incidents which affect, or could affect, drinking water quality.

Converse of subject

  • mar: The tour was a resounding success, only marred by one small incident.

Adjective modifier

  • racist: Alternatively you can report racist incidents to the police or the Islamic Human Rights Commission or Positive Action in Housing.

Modifies a noun

  • reporting: They also analyzed both crashes and incident reporting to see if they could correlate the use of personal electronics and problems with avionics.

Noun used with modifier

  • pollution: How your angling club can work in partnership with the Environment Agency to detect pollution incidents on your fishery.

Preposition: of

  • harassment: We expect incidents of harassment to be reported to the appropriate human resources director.
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incident quotes

Body-line was not an incident, it was not an accident, it was not a temporary aberration. It was the violence and ferocity of our age expressing itself in cricket.

-James, C(yril) L(ionel) R(obert)

What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?

-James, Henry

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