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incident
Found in thesaurus: natural event, happening, occurrent, occurrence, hoo-ha, to-do, flutter, kerfuffle, hoo-hah, commotion, disturbance, disruption, hurly burly
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incident
n.
happening, occurrence, event; affair which could have serious consequences; embarrassing blunder; event that involves tension and potential violence
adj.
likely to occur; involved in; related to; part of
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Incident
Incident may refer to:
- A property of a graph (discrete mathematics) (see also glossary of graph theory)
- Incident (film), a 1948 film noir
- Incident (festival), a cultural festival of The National Institute of Technology in Surathkal, Karnataka, India
- Incident (Scientology), a concept in Scientology
- Incident Ray, a ray of light that strikes a surface
- Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents, an irregularity with a nuclear installation not classified as a nuclear accident
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incident
Noun
1. a single distinct event
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) cause celebre
(part-holonym) episode
2. a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"
(hypernym) disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
Adjective
1. falling or striking on something
(pertainym) incidence
2. (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"
(synonym) incidental
(similar) omissible
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incident
adj.
incident, incidental
incident
nm.
incident, event, mishap, episode
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incident (het)
n.
incident, occurrence, event; affair which could have serious consequences
