incident
Definitions
An individual occurrence or event.
A minor event or conflict that may have serious consequences.
Something that happens as a result of or in connection with something else.
Examples
The police are investigating the incident that occurred outside the bank yesterday.
She tried to forget the embarrassing incident, but it kept playing over in her mind.
There was a minor incident involving a spilled drink, but the party continued without further issues.
Synonyms
event occurrence episode happening affair circumstance eventuality