Incident and Accident

An accident is a mistake and an incident is a strong event.

The word incident is quite vague. It can refer to a humorous occurrence or a violent one, something that disturbed one's routine or something unusual that happened. If a child screams in a library, it's not that unusual, but if an adult does, that's an incident! —— quoted from www.vocabulary.com

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Dear Mistre Micawber

Can we say that accident isnot sometimes an incident since incident means an eventful occurence.

Thank you in advance

Anonymousdifference between "Incident" and "Accident"

If you cut your finger while chopping onions for tonight's dinner, it will be an accident, but not an incident.

If someone robs a bank in your town, it will be an incident, but not an accident.

CJ