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1. A single distinct event
    
2. A public disturbance
   "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"

1. Falling or striking of light rays on something
   "incident light"
    
2. (sometimes followed by 'to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
   - incidental

Derived forms: incidents

See also: incidence, omissible, parenthetic, parenthetical, peripheral, secondary

Type of: commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, happening, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, natural event, occurrence, occurrent, to-do

Part of: episode

Encyclopedia: Incident Incident, Culfest of NITK Surathkal