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1
an
event
that is
either
unpleasant
or
unusual
:
Examples:
an
isolated
/
serious
/
unfortunate
incident
A
youth
was
seriously
injured
in a
shooting
incident
on
Saturday
night.
2
with nothing
unpleasant
or
unusual
happening
:
Examples:
Despite
fears
of
violence
, the
demonstration
passed
off without
incident
.
3
touching
or
hitting
the
surface
of something:
Examples:
an
incident
ray
/
wave
4
an
event
,
esp
. one that is
either
unpleasant
or
unusual
:
Examples:
[
C
] Many
shipping
companies
do not
report
incidents of
piracy
, for
fear
of
raising
their
insurance
rates
.
[
U
] The
demonstration
took place without
incident
.
5
touching
or
hitting
the
surface
of something
6
An
incident
ray
or
incident
wave
is a
beam
of
light
or other
energy
that
hits
a
surface
.
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