incident
noun /ˈɪn.sɪ.dənt/Definition
B2 [C] an event that is either unpleasant or unusual: an isolated/serious/unfortunate incident A youth was seriously injured in a shooting incident on Saturday night.Events and occurrencesAccidents and disasters without incident › with nothing unpleasant or unusual happening: Despite fears of violence, the demonstration passed off without incident.Peaceful and tranquil
(Definition of incident noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- balm noun (COMFORT)
- coolness noun (CALM)
- lazy adjective
- leisurely adjective
- level adjective (EQUAL)
- low-key adjective
- peace noun (CALM)
- peaceable adjective
- peaceful adjective (NO VIOLENCE)
- quiet adjective
- quieten verb
- quietude noun
- relaxed adjective
- restful adjective
- sequestered adjective
- sleepy adjective (PLACE)
- the calm before the storm idiom
- the dust settles idiom
- tranquil adjective
- tranquillity noun
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Peaceful and tranquil
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