- incident - falling or striking on something
- incidental, incident - (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"
- incidental, incident - (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"
- incident - a single distinct event
--1 is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--1 is a part of episode
--1 has particulars:cause celebre; infection, contagion, transmission; scene; sideshow - incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"
--2 is a kind of disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
- incident - a public disturbance; "the police investigated an incident at the bus station"