incident

Definition

  • noun: an unexpected and usually unpleasant thing that happens
  • noun: something dependent on or subordinate to something else of greater or principal importance
  • synonyms: casual, fortuitous, befalling

Examples

  • The suspects were arrested 'without incident'. [=without any unexpected trouble]

  • Aside from a few isolated 'incidents', the crowd was well-behaved.

  • We just want to put that embarrassing 'incident' behind us.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Who, may I ask, are you? I am Ms. Grunion from the Bureau of Child Safety and Protection. We're required by law to contact them whenever there's an... incident. Sherman has never done anything like this before. I'm sure he must have had a reason. Well, the girl was being (..)
    2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman