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incident

The correct spelling is incident.

How to pronounce incident

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.An event or occurrence.
  2. 2.A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
  3. 3.An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.

adjective

  1. 1.Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
  2. 2.(of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
  3. 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. 4.Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
  5. 5.Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.

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