incident

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/

nounin · ci · dent

Think: “IN the story, an INCIDENT happens.” (IN + CID + ENT)

Yes, it's incident. Don’t swap the middle vowels: it’s in-CI-dent (…si…), not in-CE-dent.

Definitions

  1. nounan event or occurrence, especially one that is unusual, important, or unpleasant
  2. nouna minor event or detail that happens as part of something larger

Examples

  • The teacher wrote a report about the playground incident.
  • A small incident on the highway caused a long traffic jam.
  • The novel begins with an incident that changes the main character’s life.

Synonyms

eventoccurrenceepisodehappeningcase

Antonyms

nonevent

Translations

ES incidentePT incidenteFR incident

Common misspellings

incidantinsidentincidenttincidnetincindentincidientincedent

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