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incident en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
• (US) audio
• [ˈɪnsɪdənt] ~ [ˈɪnsɪdn̩t]

Etymology

Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
   • It is at this juncture that Toder launches into the familiar and troubling topic of monogamy versus non-monogamy. She outwardly expresses no preference for either option, considering each to hold certain consequences incident to it. 1980 December 6, Cindy Rizzo, “Jewish, Lesbian, Feminist, Psychologist, Author—All of the above and more”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 20, page 9:
   • No major hazards incident to this job.
2. (not-comparable, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
   • The incident light illuminated the surface.
3. (not-comparable) Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
   • As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered. [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page):
4. (not-comparable) Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
   • 17th century, Richard Milward, "Preface" to Seldeniana the studies incident to his profession
   • The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth. 1816, Richard Lawrence, The complete farrier, and British sportsman, page 245:
   • All chances incident to mans frail life. 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 43:
5. (not-comparable) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
6. (not-comparable) In a relation of incidence
   • If there is only one ideal point U and only one ideal line u, then either (i) every point in u is incident with a line in U, or else (ii) no point in u is incident with any line of U. 1968, Peter Dembowski, Finite Geometries, page 315:
   • The second inequality follows from the fact that all the edges incident with a fixed vertex separate [an arbitrary graph] G. 2005, Reinhard Diestel, Graph Theory - Electronic Edition, 3rd edition, page 12:

Translations (37)

nl inherent (arising as the result of an event) · pl padający (physics: falling on a surface) · bg случаен (happening accidentally; casual) · bg произтичащ (arising as the result of an event) · de auftreffend (physics: falling on a surface) · ga ionsaitheach (physics: falling on a surface) · de inherent (arising as the result of an event) · de anhaftend (arising as the result of an event) · fi tuleva (physics: falling on a surface) · ro incident (physics: falling on a surface) · uk па́даючий (physics: falling on a surface) · fi asianmukainen (liable to happen; naturally happening or appertaining) · de inhärent (arising as the result of an event) · pl towarzyszący (arising as the result of an event) · pl wynikający (arising as the result of an event) · de verbunden (arising as the result of an event) · de einfallend (physics: falling on a surface) · nl inslaand (physics: falling on a surface) · fi johtuva (arising as the result of an event) · fi kuuluva (liable to happen; naturally happening or appertaining) · fi satunnainen (happening accidentally; casual) · de folgend (arising as the result of an event) · el προσπίπτουσα (physics: falling on a surface) · el συναφής (arising as the result of an event) · bg падащ (physics: falling on a surface) · ro incidental (arising as the result of an event) · de zusammenhängend (arising as the result of an event) · el προσπίπτων (physics: falling on a surface) · de gehörend zu (arising as the result of an event) · de zugehörig (arising as the result of an event) · bg инцидентен (happening accidentally; casual) · uk власти́вий (arising as the result of an event) · de dazugehörend (arising as the result of an event) · ru свойственный (arising as the result of an event) · fi asiaankuuluva (liable to happen; naturally happening or appertaining) · ru падающий (physics: falling on a surface) · sk dopadajúci (physics: falling on a surface)

incident en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪnsɪdənt/
• (US) audio
• [ˈɪnsɪdənt] ~ [ˈɪnsɪdn̩t]

Etymology

Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
   • The suspect was released without further incident.
   • Where else in the world can you pre-order sushi and fondue on some of the trains, travel in family carriages equipped with mini-playgrounds, or use a request stop button at some small stations? Where else can you hear the announcement: "The train at Platform 4 is ten minutes late due to an incident in another country," as I did once at the Swiss station of Spiez? 2025 October 15, Vitali Vitaliev, “The recipe for Swiss bliss”, in RAIL, number 1046, page 68:
   • It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
   • She could not recall the time of the incident.
2. (countable, uncountable) A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
3. (countable, uncountable) An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
4. (countable, often, uncountable, used in apposition) An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error. ▸ An event affecting an aircraft, usually a plane crash.

Forms

Deriveds

cyberincident · critical incident stress management · incident ticket system · seroincident · incidency · coincident · incidentless · nonincident · without incident · noodle incident · incidental · incident report · preincident · incident room · subincident · vaxident

Synonyms

happening · occurrence · episode · affair · incident · hap · proceeding · goings-on · instance · occasion · befalling · proceeding · event

Translations (191)

it anomalia (event causing interruption or crisis) · fi välikohtaus (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Vorfall (event or occurrence) · uz voqea (event or occurrence) · bn অকু (event causing interruption or crisis) · tr kaza (event causing interruption or crisis) · sk prípad (event or occurrence) · it inconveniente (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Zwischenfall (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Episode (event or occurrence) · ar وَاقِعَة (event or occurrence) · ru происше́ствие (event or occurrence) · uz mojaro (event or occurrence) · id insiden (event or occurrence) · gd tuiteamas (event or occurrence) · de Ereignisfall ((minor) event incidental to others) · be здарэ́нне (event or occurrence) · tr hadise (event or occurrence) · kk оқиға (event or occurrence) · bn অকুআত (event or occurrence) · ka ინციდენტი (event or occurrence) · nl incident ((minor) event incidental to others) · cs incident (event causing interruption or crisis) · fi tapaus ((minor) event incidental to others) · nn episode (event or occurrence) · bg епизод ((minor) event incidental to others) · de Ereignis (event or occurrence) · ka ინციდენტი (event causing interruption or crisis) · uk інциде́нт (event causing interruption or crisis) · he תַּקְרִית (event or occurrence) · nl gebeuren ((minor) event incidental to others) · ba осраҡлы хәл ((minor) event incidental to others) · it imprevisto (event causing interruption or crisis) · ja 事変 (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Nebensache ((minor) event incidental to others) · sh слу̏ча̄ј (event or occurrence) · be здарэ́нне (event causing interruption or crisis) · gd tuiteamas ((minor) event incidental to others) · az hadisə (event causing interruption or crisis) · nl episode (event or occurrence) · nl voorval ((minor) event incidental to others) · nl voorval (event or occurrence) · cmn 事件 ((minor) event incidental to others) · tg ҳодиса (event or occurrence) · dsb tšojenje (event or occurrence) · ky окуя (event or occurrence) · bn অকুআত (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Folge ((minor) event incidental to others) · ar حَادِث (event or occurrence) · pl incydent (event causing interruption or crisis) · hi दुर्घटना (event causing interruption or crisis) · bn অকু (event or occurrence) · uk інциде́нт (event or occurrence) · mn явдал (event or occurrence) · tr olay (event or occurrence) · de Vorkommnis (event or occurrence) · ko 사건 (event causing interruption or crisis) · ka შემთხვევა (event or occurrence) · vi sự kiện (event or occurrence) · nl incident (event or occurrence) · fi häiriötilanne (event causing interruption or crisis) · cs příhoda (event or occurrence) · uz hodisa (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Affäre (event causing interruption or crisis) · ba ваҡиға (event or occurrence) · hy դիպված (event or occurrence) · nl gebeurtenis ((minor) event incidental to others) · ja 事故 (event or occurrence) · ru слу́чай (event or occurrence) · sh инцѝдент (event or occurrence) · th อุบัติการณ์ (event or occurrence) · de Störfall (event causing interruption or crisis) · sh nèzgoda (event causing interruption or crisis) · nl gebeuren (event or occurrence) · sh incìdent (event or occurrence) · de Fehler (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Vorfall (event causing interruption or crisis) · fr incident (event or occurrence) · ro caz (event or occurrence) · uk ви́падок (event or occurrence) · cmn 事件 (event or occurrence) · ro deranjament (event causing interruption or crisis) · nl voorval (event causing interruption or crisis) · nl incident (event causing interruption or crisis) · bg произше́ствие (event causing interruption or crisis) · ug ۋەقە (event or occurrence) · km ឧប្បត្តិហេតុ (event causing interruption or crisis) · es insuceso (event causing interruption or crisis) · tr hadise (event causing interruption or crisis) · th กรณี (event or occurrence) · mk слу́чка (event or occurrence) · sl incident (event causing interruption or crisis) · sv händelse (event or occurrence) · pl incydent ((minor) event incidental to others) · sv tillbud (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Nebenhandlung ((minor) event incidental to others) · ru инциде́нт (event causing interruption or crisis) · ga eachtra (event or occurrence) · fi sattumus ((minor) event incidental to others) · it incidente (event causing interruption or crisis) · sv olyckshändelse (event causing interruption or crisis) · km ឧប្បត្តិហេតុ (event or occurrence) · de Ereignis (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Nebeneffekt ((minor) event incidental to others) · el επεισόδιο (event or occurrence) · pl zajście (event or occurrence) · sa घटना (event or occurrence) · pt incidente (event or occurrence) · nl gebeurtenis (event or occurrence) · id peristiwa (event or occurrence) · bg слу́чка (event or occurrence) · da begivenhed (event or occurrence) · eo okazo (event or occurrence) · fa واقعه (event or occurrence) · it accaduto (event or occurrence) · sv tilldragelse (event or occurrence) · ba хәл (event or occurrence) · nb hendelse (event or occurrence) · az hadisə (event or occurrence) · mk не́згода (event causing interruption or crisis) · el περιστατικό (event or occurrence) · ro mic incident ((minor) event incidental to others) · mk инциде́нт (event causing interruption or crisis) · ka შემთხვევა (event causing interruption or crisis) · pl wydarzenie (event or occurrence) · is atburður (event or occurrence) · bg инциде́нт (event causing interruption or crisis) · tg ҳодиса (event causing interruption or crisis) · pa ਵਕੂਆ (event or occurrence) · et vahejuhtum (event or occurrence) · fi tapahtuma (event or occurrence) · fa حادثه (event causing interruption or crisis) · sk incident (event or occurrence) · be інцыдэ́нт (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Verpflichtung ((minor) event incidental to others) · cmn 事件 (event causing interruption or crisis) · bg инциде́нт (event or occurrence) · sh incìdent (event causing interruption or crisis) · eu gertaera (event or occurrence) · hy պատահար (event or occurrence) · de Nebenumstand ((minor) event incidental to others) · sv incident (event causing interruption or crisis) · pl incydent (event or occurrence) · ro episod ((minor) event incidental to others) · mk епизо́да ((minor) event incidental to others) · ro incident (event causing interruption or crisis) · cs událost (event or occurrence) · sh slȕčāj (event or occurrence) · az macəra (event or occurrence) · pa ਘਟਨਾ (event or occurrence) · nl episode ((minor) event incidental to others) · hy դեպք (event or occurrence) · az qəza (event causing interruption or crisis) · ro incident (event or occurrence) · sl nezgoda (event causing interruption or crisis) · es incidente (event or occurrence) · ga eachtra (event causing interruption or crisis) · sh инцѝдент (event causing interruption or crisis) · hu incidens (event causing interruption or crisis) · ro minor incident ((minor) event incidental to others) · az olay (event or occurrence) · ru инциде́нт (event or occurrence) · fa حادثه (event or occurrence) · th อุบัติเหตุ (event causing interruption or crisis) · sh нѐзгода (event causing interruption or crisis) · fi vaaratilanne (event causing interruption or crisis) · cs incident (event or occurrence) · ru происше́ствие (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Geschehnis (event or occurrence) · mk инциде́нт (event or occurrence) · id kejadian (event or occurrence) · az vaqiə (event or occurrence) · fi tapaus (event or occurrence) · be інцыдэ́нт (event or occurrence) · be вы́падак (event or occurrence) · tg воқеа (event or occurrence) · ja 事故 (event causing interruption or crisis) · lo ອຸປະຕິເຫດ (event causing interruption or crisis) · nb episode (event or occurrence) · fi selkkaus (event causing interruption or crisis) · ko 사건 (event or occurrence) · ar حَادِثَة (event or occurrence) · sk udalosť (event or occurrence) · de Nebenfolge ((minor) event incidental to others) · uz hodisa (event or occurrence) · hi घटना (event or occurrence) · he תַּקְרִית (event causing interruption or crisis) · tg моҷаро (event or occurrence) · ba осраҡ (event or occurrence) · sk incident (event causing interruption or crisis) · de Begebenheit (event or occurrence)