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Definition of Murphy’s Law noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Murphy’s Law

noun
 
/ˌmɜːfiz ˈlɔː/
 
/ˌmɜːrfiz ˈlɔː/
(humorous)
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  1. a statement of the fact that, if anything can possibly go wrong, it will go wrong
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