Definitions for incident

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incident in·ci·dent

Spelling: [in-si-duh nt]

IPA: /ˈɪn sɪ dənt/

Incident is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in incident (cdeiinnt).

Definitions for incident

noun

1. an individual occurrence or event.
2. a distinct piece of action, or an episode, as in a story or play.
3. something that occurs casually in connection with something else.
4. something appertaining or attaching to something else.
5. 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:
6. an embarrassing occurrence, especially of a social nature.

adjective

1. likely or apt to happen (usually followed by to).
2. naturally appertaining:
3. conjoined or attaching, especially as subordinate to a principal thing.
4. falling or striking on something, as light rays.

Origin of incident

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-

Examples for incident

“I guess it was their first incident where they lose a plane,” said Dobersberger, the travel agent.

Miss Bartlett was pleased to look upon this incident as funny.

The incident sparked his belief in Santa, but he would have to wait nearly two decades before dressing up as Jolly St. Nick.

It is not necessary to dwell on every incident of this terrible journey.

As we have seen, he cannot keep the incident out of his plays.

But then somebody posted on YouTube a video of the incident, one that actually helps the police.

The “crying” incident is thought to have hurt Muskie in the primary--which he won handily, but with under 50 percent of the vote.

Shakespeare should never have used this incident; it is a blot on his conception.

Small as the incident was, it marked a change in Sidney's position in the ward.

The actor recalls an incident when his daughter was younger.