incident
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incident
- /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
- [ˈɪnsɪdənt] ~ [ˈɪnsɪdn̩t]
Where it comes from
Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).
noun incidents
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An event or occurrence.
She could not recall the time of the incident.
Similar: proceeding, affair, befalling, episode, instance, event, goings-on, happening, hap, incident, occasion, occurrence
- A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
- An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
- An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.
adjective
- Arising as the result of an event, inherent. No major hazards incident to this job.
- Falling on or striking a surface. The incident light illuminated the surface.
- Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous. As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered.
- Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining. All chances incident to mans frail life.
- Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
- In a relation of incidence The second inequality follows from the fact that all the edges incident with a fixed vertex separate [an arbitrary graph] G.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: secondary, incidental, peripheral, parenthetic, parenthetical, side, by, bye, incidence, event, occurrence, case, occasion, situation, contingency, incoming
Translations
Every language
noun event causing interruption or crisis
| Español | insuceso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사건 sageon |
| 日本語 | 事故 jiko, 事変 jihen |
| 中文 | 事件 shìjiàn |
| हिन्दी | दुर्घटना durghaṭnā |
| Deutsch | Vorfall, Störfall, Ereignis, Zwischenfall, Affäre, Fehler |
| Italiano | imprevisto, inconveniente, incidente, anomalia |
| Română | incident, deranjament |
| Русский | происше́ствие proisšéstvije, инциде́нт incidént |
| עברית | תַּקְרִית takrít |
noun event or occurrence
| Español | incidente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사건 sageon |
| 日本語 | 事故 jiko, 出来事 dekigoto |
| 中文 | 事件 shìjiàn |
| हिन्दी | घटना ghaṭnā |
| Português | incidente |
| Français | incident |
| Deutsch | Vorfall, Begebenheit, Ereignis, Geschehnis, Vorkommnis, Episode |
| Italiano | accaduto |
| Ελληνικά | επεισόδιο epeisódio, περιστατικό peristatikó |
| Română | incident, caz |
| Русский | происше́ствие proisšéstvije, слу́чай slúčaj, инциде́нт incidént |
| Tiếng Việt | sự kiện |
| العربية | حَادِث ḥādiṯ, حَادِثَة ḥādiṯa, وَاقِعَة wāqiʕa |
| עברית | תַּקְרִית takrít |
noun (minor) event incidental to others
| 中文 | 事件 shìjiàn |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Nebeneffekt, Ereignisfall, Nebenumstand, Nebensache, Nebenfolge, Folge |
| Română | episod, mic incident, minor incident |
| Русский | эпизо́д epizód |
adj arising as the result of an event
| Deutsch | verbunden, zusammenhängend, inhärent, anhaftend, dazugehörend, inherent |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | συναφής synafís |
| Română | incidental |
| Русский | свойственный svojstvennyj |
adj physics: falling on a surface
| Deutsch | einfallend, auftreffend |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | προσπίπτουσα prospíptousa, προσπίπτων prospípton |
| Română | incident |
| Русский | падающий padajuščij |
Talk about this word "incident." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/incident. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. incident. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/incident "incident." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/incident.Cite this
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title = {incident},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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