[noun] [C] - an event which is either unpleasant or unusualThe attack on defenceless civilians was an isolated incident which will not happen again.A 23-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting incident which occurred outside a pub on Saturday night.Police fears of violence at the demonstration proved to be unfounded when it passed off without incident.
INCIDENT
Meaning of INCIDENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012