unforeseen+event

  • 31Ethnoscience — has been defined as an attempt to reconstitute what serves as science for others, their practices of looking after themselves and their bodies, their botanical knowledge, but also their forms of classification, of making connections, etc. (Augé,… …

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  • 32act of God — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. natural disaster, unforeseen event, accident, freak accident …

    English dictionary for students

  • 33coincidence — co·in·ci·dence || kəʊ ɪnsɪdÉ™ns n. chance occurrence, unforeseen event; occurrence of two or more events at the same time; condition of occupying the same place at the same time …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 34coincidences — co·in·ci·dence || kəʊ ɪnsɪdÉ™ns n. chance occurrence, unforeseen event; occurrence of two or more events at the same time; condition of occupying the same place at the same time …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 35contretemps —    (KON treu tanh, konh treu TANH) [French: against time] A mischance; an unfortunate or unforeseen event that interferes with one’s plans; an inopportune incident.    After a tape of the Pfeiffer pilot got out, it set off yet another overheated… …

    Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • 36coup de foudre — [ˌku: də fu:dr(ə)] noun (plural coups de foudre pronunciation same) a sudden unforeseen event, especially love at first sight. Origin Fr., lit. stroke of lightning …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 37casualty — n. 1. Chance, fortuity, contingency hap, unforeseen event. 2. Accident, disaster, misfortune, calamity, mischance, catastrophe …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 38frustration of contract — The termination of a contract as a result of an unforeseen event that makes its performance impossible or illegal. A contract to sell an aircraft could be frustrated if it crashed before the contract was due to be implemented. Similarly an export …

    Accounting dictionary

  • 39frustration of contract — The termination of a contract as a result of an unforeseen event that makes its performance impossible or illegal. A contract to sell an aircraft could be frustrated if it crashed before the contract was due to be implemented. Similarly an export …

    Big dictionary of business and management

  • 40bolt out of — idi or from the blue, a sudden and entirely unforeseen event …

    From formal English to slang