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nounAn unfortunate, often ironic turn of events.
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Danish skæbnens ironi
- skæbnens ironiTranslations
Dutch ironie van het lot
- ironie van het lotTranslations
Finnish kohtalon oikku
- kohtalon oikkuTranslations
French ironie du sort, ironie du destin
- ironie du sortTranslations
- ironie du destinTranslations
German Wendung des Schicksals, Ironie des Schicksals
- Wendung des SchicksalsTranslations
- Ironie des SchicksalsTranslations
- Laune des SchicksalsTranslations
Greek ειρωνεία της τύχης
- ειρωνεία της τύχης (eironeía tis týchis)Translations
Hungarian a sors fintora, a sors iróniája
- a sors fintoraTranslations
- a sors iróniájaTranslations
Italian ironia della sorte
- ironia della sorteTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål skjebnens ironi
- skjebnens ironiTranslations
Polish ironia losu, zrządzenie losu
- ironia losuTranslations
- zrządzenie losuTranslations
Russian иро́ния судьбы́
- иро́ния судьбы́ (irónija sudʹbý)Translations
Swedish ödets ironi
- ödets ironiTranslations
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APA
twist of fate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twist%20of%20fate
MLA
“twist of fate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twist%20of%20fate. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twist of fate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twist%20of%20fate.
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