🇬🇧 Incidence meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

"Incidence" means how often something happens in a group of people or in a place, usually during a certain time. We often use it for illnesses or problems. For example, if a school has a high incidence of colds, it means lots of kids there are getting colds, not just one or two. It’s about the number of new times something shows up, like counting how many new cases of the flu appear in a town this month.

The incidence of my cat sitting directly on my homework is exactly 100% whenever I really need it.

The incidence of mysterious crumbs under the couch suggests that snacks are secretly migrating there.

According to my diary, the incidence of my big sister being annoying reaches its peak on weekends.

We noticed a high incidence of kids suddenly needing the bathroom right when cleaning time starts.

The incidence of dads telling terrible jokes increases sharply whenever friends come over.

A school nurse drew a map and pinned blue dots for each cough. Each dot showed incidence in a classroom; she said the incidence in the north wing was high. She walked the hall, counting, noting incidence on her chart, checking lunchrooms where incidence stayed low. Later parents smiled when incidence began to drop.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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