Learner’s Word of the Day |
incident |
Function: noun
Plural: incidents
1 : an unexpected and usually unpleasant thing that happens
Examples:
[count] <We just want to put that embarrassing incident behind us.>
<Two people were shot yesterday in two separate incidents.>
<Aside from a few isolated incidents, the crowd was well-behaved.>
<a shooting incident>
<Many such incidents go unreported.>
[noncount] <The suspects were arrested without incident. [=without any unexpected trouble]>
2 [count] : an event or disagreement that is likely to cause serious problems in relations between countries
Examples:
<a border incident>
<The bombing caused/provoked an international incident.>
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