unforeseeable

pronunciation

How to pronounce unforeseeable in British English: UK [ˌʌnfɔ:ˈsi:əbl]word uk audio image

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  • Adjective:
    incapable of being anticipated

Word Origin

unforeseeable (adj.)
1670s, from un- (1) "not" + foreseeable (see foresee). Related: Unforeseeably.

Example

1. What an unforeseeable accident !
2. War is basically unforeseeable , isn 't it ?
3. So is war unforeseeable , minister ?
4. If these people had been right , then others had been blind or negligent , and the latter preferred to represent themselves as victims of unforeseeable events .

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