unforeseen
1unforeseen — I adjective accidental, sudden, surprise, unanticipated, undesigned, unexpected, unheralded, unintended, unpredicted, unthought of associated concepts: unforeseen cause, unforeseen difficulties, unforeseen event, unforeseen peril II index… …
2unforeseen — UK US /ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/ adjective ► not expected: »The costs have risen by 20% owing to unforeseen circumstances. »The fund covers unforeseen expenses not paid for by insurance. »unforeseen complications/difficulties/problems …
3unforeseen — (adj.) 1650s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of FORESEE (Cf. foresee). Cf. M.Du. onvoresien, Du. onvoorzien, M.H.G. unvorsen …
4unforeseen — [adj] surprising abrupt, accidental, from left field*, not bargained for*, out of the blue*, startling, sudden, surprise, unanticipated, uncalculated, unexpected, unlooked for; concepts 544,548 Ant. expected, foreseen, predictable, predicted …
5unforeseen — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not anticipated or predicted. DERIVATIVES unforeseeable adjective …
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7unforeseen — un|fore|seen [ˌʌnfo:ˈsi:n US fo:r ] adj an unforeseen situation is one that you did not expect to happen unforeseen circumstances/events/changes etc ▪ Due to unforeseen circumstances , the play has been cancelled. unforeseen… …
8unforeseen — un|fore|seen [ ,ʌnfɔr sin ] adjective an unforeseen situation, especially a problem, is one that you did not expect: UNEXPECTED: unforeseen complications/emergencies/dangers unforeseen circumstances: The show was canceled due to unforeseen… …
9unforeseen — [[t]ʌ̱nfə(r)si͟ːn[/t]] ADJ If something that has happened was unforeseen, it was not expected to happen or known about beforehand. Radiation may damage cells in a way that was previously unforeseen... Unfortunately, due to unforeseen… …
10unforeseen — adjective an unforeseen situation is one that you did not expect to happen: unforeseen delays | unforeseen circumstances: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the play has been cancelled …
