incident
Collocations
54(noun.)
ADJ
major, serious | little, minor, small, trivial
further
The driver completed the rest of the journey without further incident after the initial accident.
whole
I'd rather forget about the whole incident and move on with my life.
actual, real/real-life
The police officer described the real incident that occurred downtown last week.
alleged | reported | recorded | latest, recent | past
bad, horrific, horrifying, nasty, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsavoury
The police investigated a nasty incident that occurred outside the nightclub last weekend.
violent | fatal, tragic | dramatic | controversial | famous | regrettable, unfortunate | embarrassing | bizarre, curious | amusing
unrelated, separate
Three separate incidents of vandalism occurred at the school last week.
isolated
A few students complained, but the teacher said it was just an isolated incident.
scattered
There were scattered incidents of theft reported at the shopping mall last month.
domestic | international
border
A serious border incident last month nearly caused a war between the two nations.
racial
diplomatic
The ambassador's critical comments created a serious diplomatic incident between the two nations.
terrorist | nuclear
VERB + INCIDENT
cause, provoke | be responsible for
be involved in
Several passengers were involved in a heated incident on the bus yesterday afternoon.
deal with, handle
The police officer dealt with the incident quickly and professionally.
avoid, prevent | regret | see, witness
recall, remember
She remembered an incident from her childhood when she got lost at the beach.
forget
describe, recount
The witness recounted the incident to the police officer in great detail.
discuss, talk about
play down
The company tried to play down the incident after the product recall made headlines.
report
The security guard reported the incident at the shopping center to his manager immediately.
investigate | be hurt in, be
(off) without, proceed without, take place without
The school field trip proceeded without incident despite the bad weather.
INCIDENT + VERB
happen, occur, take place
arise (from/out of sth)
A serious incident arose from the misunderstanding between the two neighbors last week.
involve sb/sth
The accident at the factory involved several workers and required immediate medical attention.
INCIDENT + NOUN
room
The detectives worked through the night in the incident room investigating the robbery.
PREP
following an/the ~
The new safety rules were introduced following an incident in the warehouse last month.
in an/the ~
Several people were injured in the incident at the train station yesterday.
over an/the ~
The company faced criticism over an incident involving a data breach last month.
without ~
The flight landed safely without incident despite the severe weather conditions.