incident
noun/ˈɪnsɪdənt/
Слово англійською: incident
Переклад incident українською: інциде́нт
Детальний опис
- [countable] something that happens, especially something unusual or unpleasant
- His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident.
- The most recent incident occurred last January.
- She couldn't have been more than five years old when the incident happened.
- One particular incident sticks in my mind.
- incident with somebody/something The hot-headed tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire.
- [countable, uncountable] a serious or violent event, such as a crime, an accident or an attack
- a violent/serious incident
- There was a shooting incident near here last night.
- She reported the incident to the police.
- He said that the authorities would investigate the incident.
- in an incident A 36-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were stabbed in separate incidents.
- without incident The demonstration passed off without incident.
- incident with somebody/something It was an alleged incident with a cleaner in this hotel that led to his dismissal.
- incident of something There had been a number of incidents of violence against staff.
- [countable] a disagreement between two countries, often involving military forces
- a border/diplomatic incident
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.