incident.
An event or occurrence.
Meaning & usage
An event or occurrence.
She could not recall the time of the incident.
It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error. An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.
Where this word comes from
Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).
Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
No major hazards incident to this job.
Falling on or striking a surface.
The incident light illuminated the surface.
Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
In a relation of incidence
Where this word comes from
Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).
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