Incident
Pronunciation: /ˈɪnsədənt/
Incident (noun)
- An event, often unexpected, that happens and may cause problems or danger.
- A conflict or confrontation, often minor, between military forces.
- An event that may have legal consequences or requires legal action.
Examples
- The power outage was a minor incident.
- A sudden incident disrupted the meeting.
Common collocations: minor incident, unexpected incident, report an incident, border incident, military incident