incident — meaning in English

English meaning

• incident noun An event, especially one that is noteworthy, unpleasant, or disruptive.
• scandal noun A public event or revelation that causes outrage and damages the reputation of those involved.

Senses

incident is used for these senses in English:

• incident A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
• scandal An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.

incident — full definition

1. noun An event, especially one that is noteworthy, unpleasant, or disruptive.
2. adjective Naturally connected to or arising from something else.

scandal — full definition

1. noun A public event or revelation that causes outrage and damages the reputation of those involved.
2. noun Damage done to someone's reputation, or the disgrace resulting from wrongdoing.

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