INCIDENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a single distinct event
   Hypernyms(s) incident is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • happening (what does happening mean?)
   • occurrence (what does occurrence mean?)
   • natural event (what does natural event mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cause celebre (what does cause celebre mean?)
   • infection (what does infection mean?)
   • contagion (what does contagion mean?)
   • transmission (what does transmission mean?)
   • scene (what does scene mean?)
   • sideshow (what does sideshow mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a public disturbance
   Usage Example(s)
   • the police investigated an incident at the bus station
   Hypernyms(s) incident is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disturbance (what does disturbance mean?)
   • disruption (what does disruption mean?)
   • commotion (what does commotion mean?)
   • stir (what does stir mean?)
   • flutter (what does flutter mean?)
   • hurly burly (what does hurly burly mean?)
   • to-do (what does to-do mean?)
   • hoo-ha (what does hoo-ha mean?)
   • hoo-hah (what does hoo-hah mean?)
   • kerfuffle (what does kerfuffle mean?)

INCIDENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (sometimes followed by `to”) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
   Synonym(s)
   • incidental (what does incidental mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • incidental expenses
   • the road will bring other incidental advantages
   • extra duties incidental to the job
   • la
   Antonym(s)
   • basic (what does basic mean?)
   Similar To
   • omissible (what does omissible mean?)
   • parenthetic (what does parenthetic mean?)
   • parenthetical (what does parenthetical mean?)
   • peripheral (what does peripheral mean?)
   • secondary (what does secondary mean?)
2. Meaning
   • falling or striking on something
   Pertainym(s)
   • incidence (what does incidence mean?)