incidencenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/us/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/formalan event, or the rate at which something happens:
There have been quite a few incidences of bullying in the school this year.
an increased incidence of cancer near nuclear power stations
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Frequency & regularity - general words
- (as) regular as clockwork idiom
- clockwork
- erratic
- fitful
- frequency
- frequent
- frequently
- irregular
- many
- many a time idiom
- many's the idiom
- more
- more often than not idiom 1
- on and off idiom
- on-again, off-again
- on-off
- periodic
- periodically
- regular
- religiously
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