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in‧ci‧dent /ˈɪnsədənt, ˈɪnsɪdənt/ noun [countable]
پیشامد، حادثه
رویداد، ماوقع، لازم، فرعی، تصادم یگانها، ناگهان اتفاق افتادن، ظهور کردن، حادثه عملیاتی، شایع، رویداد، واقعه، معماری: رویداد، حقوقی: ضمنی، روانشناسی: رویداد، بازرگانی: واقعه، نظامی: اتفاقات
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Synonyms & Related Wordsincident[noun]Synonyms:- happening, adventure, episode, event, fact, matter, occasion, occurrence
- disturbance, clash, commotion, confrontation, contretemps, scene
Antonyms: essential, fundamental
English Thesaurus: event, occurrence, incident, occasion, affair, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English Dictionaryin‧ci‧dent S3 W2 AC /ˈɪnsəd
ənt, ˈɪnsɪd
ənt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin, present participle of incidere 'to fall into']
1. an event, especially one that is unusual, important, or violent:
Am I at risk because of some incident in my sexual past?
Roads were sealed off because of a major incident.without incident
The plane landed without incident.
REGISTERIncident is used mainly in journalism or in formal contexts. In everyday English, people usually say
something happened rather than talking about
an incident:
Am I at risk because of something that happened in my past?2. a serious disagreement between two countries:
You could have caused a major diplomatic incident. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsincident noun ADJ. major, serious | little, minor, small, trivial | further After nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident.
whole He came to regret the whole incident.
actual, real/real-life The story is based on an actual incident.
alleged | reported | recorded | latest, recent | past | bad, horrific, horrifying, nasty, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsavoury some of the worst incidents of urban violence
violent | fatal, tragic | dramatic | controversial | famous | regrettable, unfortunate | embarrassing | bizarre, curious, mysterious, strange, unusual
| amusing | unrelated, separate The police said that two men had been arrested after the match in unrelated incidents.
isolated It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident.
scattered scattered incidents of violence across the country
domestic | international | border Talks between the neighbouring countries were called off following a border incident.
racial | diplomatic An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident.
terrorist | nuclear | bomb/bombing, shooting, stabbing | pollution | off-the-ball (sport) She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident. VERB + INCIDENT cause, provoke | be responsible for The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents.
be involved in The hot-headed tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire.
deal with, handle The incident was extremely well handled.
avoid, prevent | regret | see, witness | recall, remember He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier. | forget | describe, recount She described the incident as outrageous. They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident.
discuss, talk about | play down the government's desire to play down the incident
report The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police.
investigate | be hurt in, be injured in, be killed in
| pass
(off) without, proceed without, take place without The demonstration passed without incident. INCIDENT + VERB happen, occur, take place | arise (from/out of sth) incidents arising out of an industrial dispute
involve sb/sth a minor incid | cause sth, lead to sth, spark sth (off)
The incident sparked off a riot which lasted three days. INCIDENT + NOUN room An incident room was set up at a police station near the site of the crash. PREP. following an/the ~ He was asked to leave the club following an incident at a training camp.
in an/the ~ Three soldiers were wounded in the incident.
over an/the ~ She was never disciplined over the incident.
without ~ The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
Thesaurusevent something that happens, especially something important, interesting, or unusual:
He spoke of the tragic event in which more than 100 people died.
recent political eventsoccurrence /əˈkʌrəns $ əˈkʌrəns/
formal something that happens – used especially when saying how often something happens:
Divorce is a common occurrence these days.
Storms like this one are fortunately a rare occurrence.
Accidents are almost a daily occurrence on this road.incident something that happens, especially something that is unusual or unpleasant, or something that is one of several events:
He died after a violent incident outside a nightclub.
This latest incident could put an end to his career.occasion an important social event or celebration:
She only wore the dress for special occasions.
It was his 100th birthday, and friends and family gathered to mark the occasion.affair [usually singular] something that happens, especially something shocking in political or public life which involves several people and events:
The affair has caused people to lose confidence in their government.phenomenon /fɪˈnɒmənən, fɪˈnɒmɪnən $ fɪˈnɑːmənɑːn, -nən/ something that happens or exists in society, science, or nature, especially something that is studied because it is difficult to understand:
natural phenomena such as earthquakes
Homelessness is not a new phenomenon. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲