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eventuality

noun/ɪˌventʃuˈæləti/

C1CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

A possible event or outcome, especially one that is unwelcome.

I'll prepare you for every eventuality so nothing comes as a shock.

Similar: contingency, possibility

Topic: Consent & explaining in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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