an isolated incident

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• incident — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ little, minor, small, trivial (esp. BrE) ▪ further ▪ After …   Collocations dictionary

• incident */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪnsɪd(ə)nt] / US [ˈɪnsɪdənt] noun [countable] Word forms incident : singular incident plural incidents something that happens, especially a violent, criminal, or dangerous event an embarrassing incident Police are appealing for witnesses to… …   English dictionary

• isolated — i|so|lat|ed W3 [ˈaısəleıtıd] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: isolé, from Italian isolata, from isola island ] 1.) an isolated building, village etc is far away from any others = ↑remote ▪ small isolated communities ▪ Not many people visit …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• incident — in|ci|dent [ ınsıdənt ] noun count *** something that happens, especially a violent, criminal, or dangerous event: an embarrassing incident Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident. without incident: The anniversary of the massacre… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• isolated — adjective 1 an isolated building, village etc is far away from any others: Not many people visit this isolated spot. 2 feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people: Young mothers often feel isolated and cut off from the rest of the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• isolated — i|so|lat|ed [ aısə,leıtəd ] adjective * 1. ) an isolated place is a long way from other places and is often difficult to get to: REMOTE: isolated mountain villages 2. ) happening only once or existing only in one place: Unfortunately, this is not …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• isolated */ — UK [ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd] / US [ˈaɪsəˌleɪtəd] adjective 1) an isolated place is a long way from other places and is often difficult to get to isolated mountain villages 2) happening only once, or existing only in one place Unfortunately, this is not an… …   English dictionary

• isolated — [ˈaɪsəˌleɪtɪd] adj 1) an isolated place is a long way from other places and is often difficult to get to Syn: remote isolated mountain villages[/ex] 2) happening only once, or existing only in one place an isolated incident[/ex] 3) feeling alone… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• incident — in|ci|dent W2 [ˈınsıdənt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin, present participle of incidere to fall into ] 1.) an event, especially one that is unusual, important, or violent ▪ A spokesman said it was an isolated incident . ▪ Am I at… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• isolated — adjective 1) isolated communities Syn: remote, out of the way, outlying, off the beaten track/path, secluded, lonely, godforsaken, far flung, inaccessible, cutoff, incommunicado, in the backwoods, in the back of beyond, in the back concessions,… …   Thesaurus of popular words