B2 [ C ] an event that is either unpleasant or unusual:
an isolated/serious/unfortunate incident
without incident
› with nothing unpleasant or unusual happening:
Despite fears of violence, the demonstration passed off without incident.
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- I'm trying not to let my judgment be coloured by that one incident.
- The foregoing account was written 50 years after the incident.
- There is to be an official inquiry into the incident.
- That incident planted doubts about him in my mind.
- The footballer is likely to receive a three-match suspension following an incident in yesterday's game.
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