unforeseen
adjective
- not expected nor planned, occurring suddenly or surprisingly
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/ / /ˌʌnfɔɹˈsin/ / /ˌɐnfoːˈsiːn/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English foreseen English unforeseen From un- + foreseen.
- Not foreseen.
“unforeseen catastrophe”
“unforeseen consequences”
- Not expected.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English foreseen English unforeseen From un- + foreseen.
- An event, incident, cost, etc. that was not foreseen.
“Unfortunately, many of the unforeseens are created by the client.”