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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
incident
/ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/
noun1 of 2
something that happens, especially if it is bad or unusual
- “It was impossible for me not to think of incident.”Tatoeba
- “They agreed to investigate the cause of the incident.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)