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1. (n.) incident
an event.
2. incident
a distinct piece of action, as in a story.
3. incident
something that occurs casually in connection with something else.
4. incident
something appertaining or attaching to something else.
5. incident
a seemingly minor occurrence, esp. involving nations or factions, that can lead to serious consequences.
6. (adj.) incident
likely to happen.
7. incident
naturally appertaining:
hardships incident to the life of an explorer.
8. incident
conjoined, esp. as subordinate to a principal thing.
9. incident
falling or striking on something, as light rays.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < MF < ML incident-, s. of incidēns a happening, n. use of prp. of L incidere to befall =in-in-2+cadere to fall)
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| Definition of 'incident' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) incident
a single distinct event
2. (adj) incident
a public disturbance
"the police investigated an incident at the bus station"
3. (adj) incident
falling or striking of light rays on something
"incident light"
4. (adj) incidental, incident
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
"incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"
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1. (noun) incident
sth that happens, especially sth unpleasant or violent
several violent incidents following the elections
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| Definition of 'incident' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) incident
falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a reflecting surface
2. (adj) 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
3. (adj) incident
liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining
4. (adj) incident
dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal
5. (noun) incident
that which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence
6. (noun) incident
that which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subordinate action or event
7. (noun) incident
something appertaining to, passing with, or depending on, another, called the principal
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| Definition of 'incident' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. incident
1. In information operations, an assessed event of attempted entry, unauthorized entry, or an information attack on an automated information system. It includes unauthorized probing and browsing; disruption or denial of service; altered or destroyed input, processing, storage, or output of information; or changes to information system hardware, firmware, or software characteristics with or without the users
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Sense: an event or happening
There was a strange incident in the supermarket today.
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 Afrikaans: voorval |
 Arabic: حادِث |
 Bulgarian: инцидент |
 Brazilian: incidente |
 Czech: incident |
 German: der Vorfall |
 Danish: hændelse |
 Greek: περιστατικό, συμβάν, επει |
 Spanish: incidente, suceso |
 Estonian: juhtum |
 Farsi: اتفاق |
 Finnish: tapaus |
 French: incident |
 Hebrew: תַקרִית |
 Hindi: घटना |
 Croatian: incident, događaj |
 Hungarian: váratlan esemény |
 Indonesian: kejadian |
 Icelandic: atburður |
 Italian: fatto |
 Japanese: 出来事 |
 Korean: 사건 |
 Lithuanian: atsitikimas |
 Latvian: incidents; gadījums; noti |
 Malay: kejadian |
 Dutch: voorval |
 Norwegian: begivenhet, hending |
 Polish: zdarzenie |
 Persian: اتفاق |
 Pashto: اتفاق |
 Portuguese: incidente |
 Romanian: incident |
 Russian: случай |
 Slovak: incident, (nepríjemná) ud |
 Slovenian: pripetljaj |
 Serbian: incident |
 Swedish: händelse, incident |
 Thai: เหตุการณ์ |
 Turkish: olay |
 Taiwanese: 事件 |
 Ukrainian: випадок; пригода |
 Urdu: واقعہ |
 Vietnamese: sự kiện |
 Chinese: 事件 |
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