unforeseen

From un- +‎ foreseen.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːn/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌʌnfɔɹˈsin/

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• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌɐnfoːˈsiːn/, /ˌanfɔːˈsiːn/
• Rhymes: -iːn

unforeseen (not comparable)

1. Not foreseen.

   unforeseen catastrophe

   unforeseen consequences

   unforeseen failure

2. Not expected.

unforeseen (plural unforeseens)

1. An event, incident, cost, etc. that was not foreseen.
   • 1997, Gerry Souter, Buying and Selling Multimedia Services, page 25:

     Unfortunately, many of the unforeseens are created by the client.