Meanings
nounturn of events (plural turns of events)
plural turns of events
- idiomaticA deviation from the expected course of events.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 事件的發展, 事件的发展
- 事件的發展deviation from the expected
- 事件的发展 (shìjiàn de fāzhǎn)deviation from the expected
- 形勢的變化deviation from the expected
- 形势的变化 (xíngshì de biànhuà)deviation from the expected
Finnish poikkeama, käänne
- poikkeamadeviation from the expected
- käännedeviation from the expected
French concours de circonstances
- concours de circonstancesdeviation from the expected
German Ereigniswende
- Ereigniswendedeviation from the expected
Hungarian helyzet alakulása
- helyzet alakulásadeviation from the expected
Italian ironia della sorte
- ironia della sortedeviation from the expected
Korean 우디르급 태세변환
- 우디르급 태세변환 (udireugeup taesebyeonhwan)deviation from the expected
Polish obrót spraw
- obrót sprawdeviation from the expected
Portuguese reviravolta
- reviravoltadeviation from the expected
Russian поворо́т собы́тий
- поворо́т собы́тий (povorót sobýtij)deviation from the expected
Spanish giro de los acontecimientos, girada de acontecimientos
- giro de los acontecimientosdeviation from the expected
- girada de acontecimientosdeviation from the expected
Swedish vändning, händelseutveckling
- vändningdeviation from the expected
- händelseutvecklingdeviation from the expected
Cite this entry
APA
turn of events. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20of%20events
MLA
“turn of events.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20of%20events. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turn of events,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turn%20of%20events.
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