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Definition of
Murphy's Law noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Murphy's Law
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˌmərfiz ˈlɔ
/
/
[
uncountable
]
(
humorous
)
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a statement of the fact that, if anything can possibly go wrong, it will go wrong
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Murphy's Law
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