Incident ˈɪnsɪdənt Isolated Extra Examples Noun Bad Behaviour

• 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

1. 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.
• The hot-headed tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire.

Extra Examples

• He came to regret the whole incident.
• He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier.
• He was asked to leave the club following an incident at a training camp.
• He was asked whether he had ever experienced any incidents of discrimination.
• She described the incident as outrageous.
• She was never disciplined over the incident.
• The incident sparked a riot which lasted three days.
• The incident was extremely well handled.
• The story is based on an actual incident.
• They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident.
2. 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.
• A 36-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were stabbed in separate incidents.
• The demonstration passed off without incident.
• It was an alleged incident with a cleaner in this hotel that led to his dismissal.
• There had been a number of incidents of violence against staff.

Extra Examples

• After nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident.
• His back still hurts from an incident with a vacuum cleaner.
• It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident.
• No major security incidents happened at the Olympic Games that year.
• Saturday's incident illustrates the fragility of the peace in the country.
• She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident.
• The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents.
• another terrorist incident involving aircraft
• The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident.
• The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police.
• The police said that two men had been arrested after the match in unrelated incidents.
• Three soldiers were wounded in the incident.
• The jury was satisfied that the incident had taken place.
3. a disagreement between two countries, often involving military forces
• a border/diplomatic incident

Extra Examples

• An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident.
• Talks between the neighbouring countries were called off following a border incident.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from Latin incident- ‘falling upon, happening to’, from the verb incidere, from in- ‘upon’ + cadere ‘to fall’.