"twist of fate" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-twist of fate.ogg [Australia] Forms: twists of fate [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|twists of fate}} twist of fate (plural twists of fate)
  1. (idiomatic) An unfortunate, often ironic turn of events. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: quirk of fate, irony Translations (Translations): skæbnens ironi [common-gender] (Danish), ironie van het lot [feminine] (Dutch), kohtalon oikku (Finnish), ironie du sort [feminine] (French), ironie du destin [feminine] (French), Wendung des Schicksals [feminine] (German), Ironie des Schicksals [feminine] (German), Laune des Schicksals [feminine] (German), ειρωνεία της τύχης (eironeía tis týchis) [feminine] (Greek), a sors fintora (Hungarian), a sors iróniája (Hungarian), ironia della sorte [feminine] (Italian), skjebnens ironi [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ironia losu [feminine] (Polish), иро́ния судьбы́ (irónija sudʹbý) [feminine] (Russian), ödets ironi [common-gender] (Swedish)
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