· an accidental happening; "he recorded all the little haps and mishaps of his life"
Hypernym(s): accident, stroke, fortuity, chance_event
· come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Synonym(s): happen, go_on, pass_off, occur, pass, fall_out, come_about, take_place