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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnexpected event
/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd ɪˈvɛnt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An occurrence, incident, or happening that was not foreseen or predicted beforehand.
"The sudden rainstorm during the outdoor wedding was an unexpected event that forced everyone indoors." - 2
A surprising development or anomaly in a sequence of otherwise predictable circumstances.
"Financial markets often react violently to any unexpected event in global politics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'unexpected', derived from the Latin prefix 'un-' (not) combined with 'expected' (from Latin 'exspectare', meaning to look out for or await), and 'event', from Latin 'evenire' (to come out, happen). Historically, it has been used to describe occurrences that fall outside the realm of human prediction or foresight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unexpected event" is said worldwide
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événement imprévu
Transliteration: evneman emprevu
"Un événement imprévu a modifié tous nos plans pour le week-end."
unvorhergesehenes Ereignis
Transliteration: unfohergesehenes er-eignis
"Ein unvorhergesehenes Ereignis verzögerte die Fertigstellung des Projekts."
evento inatteso
Transliteration: evento inatteso
"Un evento inatteso ha cambiato le sorti della partita."
evento inesperado
Transliteration: evento inesperado
"Tuvimos que adaptarnos rápidamente a cada evento inesperado."
evento inesperado
Transliteration: evento inesperado
"Um evento inesperado interrompeu a reunião."
अप्रत्याशित घटना
Transliteration: apratyashit ghatna
"एक अप्रत्याशित घटना के कारण यात्रा रद्द करनी पड़ी।"
突发事件
Transliteration: tūfā shìjiàn
"这次突发事件打乱了我们的所有安排。"
예기치 않은 사건
Transliteration: yegichi anh-eun sageon
"예기치 않은 사건으로 인해 회의가 연기되었습니다."
予想外の出来事
Transliteration: yosougai no dekigoto
"予想外の出来事により計画の変更を余儀なくされた。"
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