- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
An incident is a single event that happens. It is a single event of a certain kind. Sometimes it is a lucky or good type of thing that happens, but we often use the word "incident" for bad types of things that happen.
Mr. Cory drives a bus. After work, he tells his wife about any funny or interesting incidents that happened that day.The hotel recently reported three incidents of theft to the police.There were fewer incidents of fire in the woods this year than last year.- synonyms:
- affair, episode, event, occasion, occurrence
- similar words:
- experience, fact
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| related words: |
matter |
The word incident
contains the following part:
cad, cas, cid2
Latin
root
that means
to fall
Example words: