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- [in-si-duh nt]
- /ˈɪn sɪ dənt/
- /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-si-duh nt]
- /ˈɪn sɪ dənt/
Definitions of incident word
- noun incident an individual occurrence or event. 1
- noun incident a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play. 1
- noun incident something that occurs casually in connection with something else. 1
- noun incident something appertaining or attaching to something else. 1
- noun incident 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. 1
- noun incident an embarrassing occurrence, especially of a social nature. 1
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Origin of incident
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin incident- (stem of incidēns a happening, noun use of present participle of Latin incidere to befall), equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -cid- (combining form of cad- fall) + -ent- -ent; cf. cadence
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Parts of speech for Incident
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
incident popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
incident usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incident
noun incident
- circumstance — The circumstances of a particular situation are the conditions which affect what happens.
- scene — the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- matter — a dull or dead surface, often slightly roughened, as on metals, paint, paper, or glass.
- fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
- occasion — a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
adjective incident
- collateral — Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
- allied — Allied forces or troops are armies from different countries who are fighting on the same side in a war.
- adjunctive — that constitutes an adjunct
- confirmatory — confirming or tending to confirm
- interrelated — reciprocally or mutually related: an interrelated series of experiments.
Antonyms for incident
noun incident
- rash — acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
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