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
- nounan event or occurrence, especially one that is unusual, important, or unpleasant
- 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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