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Word entry · 8 letters

incident

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"Event or occurrence"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪnsɪdənt/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted cdeiinntStarts with IEnds with T1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An event, especially a noteworthy or troubling one.

Word origin

Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).

Used in a sentence

  • She could not recall the time of the incident.
  • It was an incident that he hoped to forget.
  • The suspect was released without further incident.

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