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unforeseen

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un·fore·seen  (nfr-sn, -fôr-)
adj.
Not felt or realized beforehand; unexpected: unforeseen difficulties.
unforeseen [ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn]
adj
not seen or known beforehand; unanticipated
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unforeseenunforeseen - not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"
out of the blue, unanticipated, unlooked-for
unexpected - not expected or anticipated; "unexpected guests"; "unexpected news"
unforeseen
adjective unexpected, unanticipated, unpredicted, surprise, surprising, sudden, startling, accidental, abrupt, out of the blue, unlooked-for, unenvisaged Due to unforeseen circumstances, the show has been cancelled.
expected, predicted, anticipated, envisaged, foreseen
Translations
unforeseen [ˈʌnfɔːˈsiːn] ADJ → imprevisto
unforeseen [ˌʌnfərˈsiːn] adj → imprévu(e)
unforeseen circumstances → des circonstances imprévues
unforeseen
adj → unvorhergesehen, unerwartet; due to unforeseen circumstances → aufgrund unvorhergesehener Umstände
unforeseen [ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn] adj → imprevisto/a
unforeseen [ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn] adj → imprevisto/a


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WHEN the author of these little tales commenced them, it was her intention to form a short series of such stories as, it was hoped, might not be entirely without moral advantage; but unforeseen circumstances have prevented their completion, and, unwilling to delay the publication any longer, she commits them to the world in their present unfinished state, without any flattering anticipations of their reception.
Imagination and Heart by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
After passing through Borodino the vice-King was driven back to the Kolocha and could get no farther; while the divisions of Morand and Gerard did not take the redoubt but were driven back, and the redoubt was only taken at the end of the battle by the cavalry (a thing probably unforeseen and not heard of by Napoleon).
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Starting at the unforeseen concluding exclamation of the so suddenly scornful old man, Stubb was speechless a moment; then said excitedly, I am not used to be spoken to that way, sir; I do but less than half like it, sir.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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