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noun ADJ. major, serious | little, minor, small, trivial | further After nearly falling twice, she managed to make it to the top of the cliff without further incident. | whole He came to regret the whole incident. | actual, real/real-life The story is based on an actual incident. | alleged | reported | recorded | latest, recent | past | bad, horrific, horrifying, nasty, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsavoury some of the worst incidents of urban violence | violent | fatal, tragic | dramatic | controversial | famous | regrettable, unfortunate | embarrassing | bizarre, curious, mysterious, strange, unusual | amusing | unrelated, separate The police said that two men had been arrested after the match in unrelated incidents. | isolated It is feared that the attack may not have been an isolated incident. | scattered scattered incidents of violence across the country | domestic | international | border Talks between the neighbouring countries were called off following a border incident. | racial | diplomatic An error in the translation nearly caused a diplomatic incident. | terrorist | nuclear | bomb/bombing, shooting, stabbing | pollution | off-the-ball (sport) She received a serious jaw injury in an off-the-ball incident. VERB + INCIDENT cause, provoke | be responsible for The group is believed to have been responsible for several terrorist incidents. | be involved in The hot-headed tennis star became involved in an incident with the umpire. | deal with, handle The incident was extremely well handled. | avoid, prevent | regret | see, witness | recall, remember He recalled a similar incident 14 months earlier. | forget | describe, recount She described the incident as outrageous. They all laughed as he recounted the amusing incident. | discuss, talk about | play down the government's desire to play down the incident | report The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police. | investigate | be hurt in, be injured in, be killed in | pass (off) without, proceed without, take place without The demonstration passed without incident. INCIDENT + VERB happen, occur, take place | arise (from/out of sth) incidents arising out of an industrial dispute | involve sb/sth a minor incid | cause sth, lead to sth, spark sth (off) The incident sparked off a riot which lasted three days. INCIDENT + NOUN room An incident room was set up at a police station near the site of the crash. PREP. following an/the ~ He was asked to leave the club following an incident at a training camp. | in an/the ~ Three soldiers were wounded in the incident. | over an/the ~ She was never disciplined over the incident. | without ~ The patrol had covered 200 miles without incident.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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incident
adjectives
a serious incident
• The road is closed following a serious incident earlier today.
a major incident
(= very serious )
• The most recent major incident was an explosion at an oil refinery.
a small/minor incident
• An apparently minor incident sparked off rioting.
the whole incident
• The whole incident was caught on CCTV.
a separate incident
• Young men were killed in two separate incidents on the same day.
a related incident
(= connected to another incident )
• The report describes a number of related incidents.
an isolated incident
(= one that happens on its own, not together with others )
• Luckily the attack turned out to be an isolated incident.
the latest incident
(= the most recent one )
• In the latest incident a post office was broken into.
a dramatic incident
(= unexpected and exciting )
• Viewers watched the dramatic incident on the television news.
a violent incident
• There have been several violent incidents at football matches recently.
a tragic incident
(= one that involves someone’s death )
• Andrew’s father was lost at sea in this tragic incident.
an unfortunate incident
(= involving an accident or argument )
• Disciplinary action may be taken over this unfortunate incident.
an embarrassing incident
• He left after an embarrassing incident in the bar.
a strange/unusual incident
• Any unusual incidents should be reported to the police.
a shooting/stabbing incident
(= when someone is shot or stabbed )
• Two men died today in a shooting incident.
verbs
an incident happens
• The incident happened as Mrs Edwards was walking her dog.
an incident occurs
formal
• The tragic incident occurred just after midnight.
cause an incident
• His carelessness caused a major incident.
provoke/spark off an incident
(= cause it to happen suddenly )
• It is claimed that the police provoked the incident.
be involved in an incident
• All those involved in the incident were sacked.
deal with/handle an incident
• The police were criticized for the way in which they handled the incident.
describe an incident
• Police asked the victim to describe the incident.
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