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unforeseen.

Not foreseen.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌnfɔɹˈsin/Canada, General-American/ˌɐnfoːˈsiːn/Australia, New-Zealand/ˌanfɔːˈsiːn/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Not foreseen.

    not-comparable
    unforeseen catastrophe
    unforeseen consequences
  2. Not expected.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From un- + foreseen.

noun/ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌnfɔɹˈsin/Canada, General-American/ˌɐnfoːˈsiːn/Australia, New-Zealand/ˌanfɔːˈsiːn/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. An event, incident, cost, etc. that was not foreseen.

Where this word comes from

From un- + foreseen.

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