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The correct spelling is incident.
How to pronounce incident
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
nounIPA: /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
Say it like: Ins-ide-nt
The correct spelling is incident. An event or occurrence. For example: "It was an incident that he hoped to forget."
Usage Examples
“It was an incident that he hoped to forget.”
“The incident light illuminated the surface.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An event or occurrence.
- 2.A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
- 3.An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
adjective
- 1.Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
- 2.(of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
- 3.Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
- 4.Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
- 5.Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
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