Incident
noun
An event or situation that happens and is usually unexpected and not planned.
There was a minor incident at the school today.
Often appears as...
- minor incident
- isolated incident
noun
An event, especially one that is bad or unusual.
The police are investigating the incident.
Often appears as...
- security incident
- police incident
noun
A separate piece of action that is part of a larger activity in digital system.
The website has experienced multiple security incidents recently.
Often appears as...
- security incident
- network incident
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Technical
noun
A violent or serious event that leads to a different situation.
The incident led to a bitter war between the two countries.
Often appears as...
- serious incident
- violent incident
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General, Academic
noun
An event or situation that happens and is usually unexpected and not planned.
There was a minor incident at the school today.
Often appears as...
- minor incident
- isolated incident
noun
An event, especially one that is bad or unusual.
The police are investigating the incident.
Often appears as...
- security incident
- police incident
noun
A separate piece of action that is part of a larger activity in digital system.
The website has experienced multiple security incidents recently.
Often appears as...
- security incident
- network incident
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A violent or serious event that leads to a different situation.
The incident led to a bitter war between the two countries.
Often appears as...
- serious incident
- violent incident
Usage tips
General, Academic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Expect the Unexpected
An incident often refers to something unanticipated that interrupts regular activities.
Due to an incident, the show was paused unexpectedly.
Pro Tip 2/2Scale and Impact
An incident can be minor or major, but it always influences the normal flow of events.
A minor incident delayed our meeting for a short while.
Pro Tip 1/2Expect the Unexpected
An incident often refers to something unanticipated that interrupts regular activities.
Due to an incident, the show was paused unexpectedly.
Pro Tip 2/2Scale and Impact
An incident can be minor or major, but it always influences the normal flow of events.
A minor incident delayed our meeting for a short while.
Pro Tip 1/2Expect the Unexpected
An incident often refers to something unanticipated that interrupts regular activities.
Due to an incident, the show was paused unexpectedly.
Pro Tip 2/2Scale and Impact
An incident can be minor or major, but it always influences the normal flow of events.
A minor incident delayed our meeting for a short while.
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Elon Musk: The future...
I guess the big concern of yours is that people may actually get seduced too early to think that this is safe, and that you'll have some horrible incident happen that puts things back. Well, I think that the autonomy system is likely to at least mitigate the crash, except in rare circumstances. The thing to appreciate about vehicle safety
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The power of vulnerabilit...
These are whole-hearted people, living from this deep sense of worthiness. So I wrote at the top of the manila folder, and I started looking at the data. In fact, I did it first in a four-day, very intensive data analysis, where I went back, pulled the interviews, the stories, pulled the incidents. What's the theme? What's the pattern?
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Can you survive nuclear...
The full scope of a nuclear detonation is almost unimaginable. Hopefully, no one will ever experience another of these catastrophic incidents. But there is a scientifically supported plan of action that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the area surrounding a nuclear explosion. So what is this plan,
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Making the impossible...
hard enough to stay alive incident with arms and he said if I could die I would because now I'm gonna be such a burden to my family look everybody here has experienced despair before but can you imagine actually wanting to be dead because you don't want to be a pain to
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The world’s most...
For most humans, farts are a welcome relief, an embarrassing incident, or an opportunity for a gas-based gag. But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation,
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What's Driving Tigers...
tiger cubs the tiger temple incident may have spurred the international community to take more concrete steps to prevent wild tigers from going extinct societies the treaty that regulates international wildlife trade now requires all
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A tale of mental illness...
half groan, half scream, barely human and pure terror. Then the sound came again, forced from somewhere deep inside my belly and scraping my throat raw." This incident resulted in my involuntary hospitalization.
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BEWARE Very Fierce Dogs...
really good way to help us do that the dog unit trains animals for the Kenya Wildlife Service they're flown to poaching incidents throughout northern
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The price of shame PIPE...
while being intimate with another man. When the online world learned of this incident, the ridicule and cyberbullying ignited. A few days later,
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Shaffi Mather: A new way...
in every incident location and transported 125 victims, saving life.
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
I guess the big concern of yours is that people may actually get seduced too early to think that this is safe, and that you'll have some horrible incident happen that puts things back. Well, I think that the autonomy system is likely to at least mitigate the crash, except in rare circumstances. The thing to appreciate about vehicle safety
Video examples
The power of vulnerabilit...
These are whole-hearted people, living from this deep sense of worthiness. So I wrote at the top of the manila folder, and I started looking at the data. In fact, I did it first in a four-day, very intensive data analysis, where I went back, pulled the interviews, the stories, pulled the incidents. What's the theme? What's the pattern?
Video examples
Can you survive nuclear...
The full scope of a nuclear detonation is almost unimaginable. Hopefully, no one will ever experience another of these catastrophic incidents. But there is a scientifically supported plan of action that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the area surrounding a nuclear explosion. So what is this plan,
Video examples
Making the impossible...
hard enough to stay alive incident with arms and he said if I could die I would because now I'm gonna be such a burden to my family look everybody here has experienced despair before but can you imagine actually wanting to be dead because you don't want to be a pain to
Video examples
The world’s most...
For most humans, farts are a welcome relief, an embarrassing incident, or an opportunity for a gas-based gag. But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation,
Video examples
What's Driving Tigers...
tiger cubs the tiger temple incident may have spurred the international community to take more concrete steps to prevent wild tigers from going extinct societies the treaty that regulates international wildlife trade now requires all
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
half groan, half scream, barely human and pure terror. Then the sound came again, forced from somewhere deep inside my belly and scraping my throat raw." This incident resulted in my involuntary hospitalization.
Video examples
BEWARE Very Fierce Dogs...
really good way to help us do that the dog unit trains animals for the Kenya Wildlife Service they're flown to poaching incidents throughout northern
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
while being intimate with another man. When the online world learned of this incident, the ridicule and cyberbullying ignited. A few days later,
Video examples
Shaffi Mather: A new way...
in every incident location and transported 125 victims, saving life.
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Jim Broadbent
American Actor
I regret behaving badly when I was younger. I did not know any better at the time. The thing is that the incidents that I caused were not funny... Youth is wasted on the young. It is better to have the wisdom of an old man in a young body... I was a bit foolish and teased people, trying to be funny.
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Yo Gotti
American Musician
You got some artists who want street credit. Like, they market street credit. They take certain incidents and turn it into marketing to try and boost the sales. You don't never see me speaking on that. I'm trying to stay away from it.
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Jeannette Rankin
American Politician
What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low. And certainly don't whine. You can be brought low, that's OK, but don't be reduced by them. Just say, 'That's life.
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Harvey Pekar
American Writer
I write about my life, choosing incidents that I think will be, for one reason or another, significant to people. Often because they may have experienced the same things.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
I think it is perfectly natural for any artist to admire intensely and love a young man. It is an incident in the life of almost every artist.
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Patrick Modiano
French Novelist
I think I became a writer because I didn't know of anything else to do. Maybe some incident from my childhood influenced me.
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O. J. Simpson
American Athlete
I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.
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Richard Hammond
English Entertainer
I think a basic level of fitness can help the body cope with all manner of incidents.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Danish Author
My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident.
Quote examples
Jim Broadbent
American Actor
I regret behaving badly when I was younger. I did not know any better at the time. The thing is that the incidents that I caused were not funny... Youth is wasted on the young. It is better to have the wisdom of an old man in a young body... I was a bit foolish and teased people, trying to be funny.
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Yo Gotti
American Musician
You got some artists who want street credit. Like, they market street credit. They take certain incidents and turn it into marketing to try and boost the sales. You don't never see me speaking on that. I'm trying to stay away from it.
Quote examples
Jeannette Rankin
American Politician
What one decides to do in crisis depends on one's philosophy of life, and that philosophy cannot be changed by an incident. If one hasn't any philosophy in crises, others make the decision.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low. And certainly don't whine. You can be brought low, that's OK, but don't be reduced by them. Just say, 'That's life.
Quote examples
Harvey Pekar
American Writer
I write about my life, choosing incidents that I think will be, for one reason or another, significant to people. Often because they may have experienced the same things.
Quote examples
Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
I think it is perfectly natural for any artist to admire intensely and love a young man. It is an incident in the life of almost every artist.
Quote examples
Patrick Modiano
French Novelist
I think I became a writer because I didn't know of anything else to do. Maybe some incident from my childhood influenced me.
Quote examples
O. J. Simpson
American Athlete
I don't know how often I can discuss one incident in my entire life, but I'll continue to do that.
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Richard Hammond
English Entertainer
I think a basic level of fitness can help the body cope with all manner of incidents.
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Hans Christian Andersen
Danish Author
My life is a lovely story, happy and full of incident.
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