unforeseen
adjective/ˌʌnfɔrˈsiːn/
Frequency rank: #11,003 most common English word
Meaning
not predicted or expected; happening without warning.
Example sentence
The project was delayed due to unforeseen technical problems that nobody had anticipated.
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