Incident (Noun)
Meaning 1
A single distinct event.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The explosion at the chemical plant was the incident that prompted the investigation.
- Police took witness statements following the road rage incident.
- Her tumble on the icy pavement was an isolated incident that won't stop her from going jogging.
- One small incident triggered the subsequent full-blown media storm surrounding the company's operations.
- LoneStar said yesterday the hackers created numerous admin user accounts to elevate access levels to major cloud security measures through just this single major cloud database system exploit, they characterize that day incident
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Meaning 2
A public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Witnesses described an incident on New Year's Eve when protesters clashed with security personnel downtown.
- According to witnesses, police responding to a disturbance were involved in an incident at the festival that resulted in injuries to multiple people.
- Several teenagers were arrested following an incident that erupted at a high school football game.
- An incident at the concert venue caused a stampede and multiple people were rushed to the hospital.
- The soccer match was delayed after an incident broke out between the two teams' fans in the stands.