vagary

• Substantiv, das eine unerwartete, unvorhersehbare oder launenhafte Veränderung in einer Situation, einem Ereignis oder im Verhalten bzw. in der Stimmung einer Person bezeichnet.

A noun referring to an unexpected, unpredictable, or erratic change in a situation, event, or a person's behavior or mood.

1. Unpredictable changeC1formal

   An unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or a person's behavior.

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   • The vagaries of the stock market make investing risky.
   • She was frustrated by the vagaries of her boss's mood.
   • The project's success depends on the vagaries of the weather.

   Synonymecapricefluctuationinconstancymutabilityquirkunpredictabilityvariationvolatilitywhimwhimsy

   Antonymecertaintyconstancyinvariabilitypredictabilityregularity