wider Erwarten

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wider Erwarten

[ˈviːdɐ ɛɐ̯ˈvaʁtn̩]

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anders als vermutet, entgegen aller Voraussagen Sara bestand das Abitur wider Erwarten ausgezeichnet und will jetzt Medizin studieren.
Similar: überraschend, überraschenderweise, unerwartet, unverhofft, unvermutet · Opposite: erwartungsgemäß

In English

against all odds despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability

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@misc{wider_erwarten_2026,
  title = {wider Erwarten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/wider%20erwarten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}