unforeseenly-refuted
|un-fore-seen-ly-re-fut-ed|
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/ˌʌnfɔrˈsiːnli rɪˈfjuːtɪd/
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/ˌʌnfɔːˈsiːnli rɪˈfjuːtɪd/
unexpectedly disproven
Etymology
'unforeseenly-refuted' is a compound word formed from 'unforeseenly' and 'refuted'. 'Unforeseenly' originates from 'unforeseen', which is derived from 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'foreseen', the past participle of 'foresee', meaning 'to see beforehand'. 'Refuted' comes from Latin 'refutare', meaning 'to repel or rebut'.
'Unforeseenly' evolved from the Old English 'unforeseon', while 'refuted' evolved from the Latin 'refutare'. The combination of these words into 'unforeseenly-refuted' is a modern construct.
Initially, 'refuted' meant 'to repel or rebut', but over time it evolved to mean 'to disprove'. 'Unforeseenly' has maintained its meaning of 'unexpectedly'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes something that has been unexpectedly disproven or invalidated.
The theory was unforeseenly-refuted by new evidence.
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Last updated: 2025/07/15 17:06
