ALL meanings of incident
in·ci·dent
I i - 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
- adjective incident likely or apt to happen (usually followed by to). 1
- adjective incident naturally appertaining: hardships incident to the life of an explorer. 1
- adjective incident conjoined or attaching, especially as subordinate to a principal thing. 1
- adjective incident falling or striking on something, as light rays. 1
- noun incident An event or occurrence. 1
- noun incident for police, authority 1
- noun incident one occurrence 1
- noun incident naturally related 1
- abbreviation INCIDENT impacting 1
- noun incident political happening 1
- noun incident problem, issue 1
- noun incident A relatively minor event that is incidental to, or related to others. 0
- noun incident An event that may cause or causes an interruption or a crisis. 0
- noun incident In safety, an incident of workplace illness or injury. 0
- adjective incident Arising as the result of an event, inherent. 0
- adjective incident (physics) (of a stream of particles or radiation) falling on or striking a surface (e.g. "The incident light illuminated the surface."). 0
- adjective incident Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous. 0
- adjective incident Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining. 0
- adjective incident (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal. 0
- countable noun incident An incident is something that happens, often something that is unpleasant. 0
- noun incident a distinct or definite occurrence; event 0
- noun incident a minor, subsidiary, or related event or action 0
- noun incident a relatively insignificant event that might have serious consequences, esp in international politics 0
- noun incident a public disturbance 0
- noun incident the occurrence of something interesting or exciting 0
- adjective incident related (to) or dependent (on) 0
- adjective incident having a subsidiary or minor relationship (with) 0
- adjective incident (esp of a beam of light or particles) arriving at or striking a surface 0
- adjective incident likely to happen as a result or concomitant; incidental (to) 0
- adjective incident falling upon, striking, or affecting 0
- adjective incident dependent upon or involved in something else 0
- noun incident something that happens; happening; occurrence 0
- noun incident 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. 0
- noun incident an apparently minor conflict, disturbance, etc., as between persons, states, etc., that may have serious results 0
- noun incident a minor public disturbance, fracas, etc. 0
- noun incident something incident to something else 0