vicissitude

Vicissitude is an unpredictable change in your luck or circumstances.

(noun)

An example of vicissitude is when you have a great job but then you lose your great job.

See vicissitude in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. a condition of constant change or alternation, as a natural process; mutability: the vicissitude of the sea
2. regular succession or alternation, as of night and day
unpredictable changes or variations that keep occurring in life, fortune, etc.; shifting circumstances; ups and downs
a difficulty that is likely to occur, esp. one that is inherent in a situation

Origin: Fr < L vicissitudo < *vix, a turn, change: see vicar

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See vicissitude in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A change or variation.
b. The quality of being changeable; mutability.
One of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings. Often used in the plural. See Synonyms at difficulty.

Origin:

Origin: Latin vicissitūdō

Origin: , from vicissim, in turn

Origin: , probably from vicēs

Origin: , pl. of *vix, change; see weik-² in Indo-European roots

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