incident
in·ci·dent
noun
2.
adjective
2.
(sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
- “incidental expenses”
- “the road will bring other incidental advantages”
- “extra duties incidental to the job”
- “labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion”
- “confusion incidental to a quick change”
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”).
Phrases
- critical incident stress management
- incident report
- incident room
- incident ticket system
- noodle incident
- without incident
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