supervention

9.9

An extra unexpected event that happens after or during something else

noun
/ˌsuːpərˈvɛnʃən/

Formal

: superveniencia

The supervention of rain disrupted the outdoor festival, forcing everyone to seek shelter.

Examples

For order to persist after the supervention of novelty, the whole existing order must be, if ever so slightly altered.
The desire for the beloved then, apart from involving an extraordinary number of risks and obstructions (whose number and variety should begin to register as allegorical to the hero, but never do), is itself a form of doom, not a supervention, but a return of the repressed.

Academic text (2016)
The supervention, though, looks more providential than soteriological, more an occurrence of nature than of supernature.

Academic text (2018)
After the supervention of new regulations, the company had to adjust its operations significantly.
The supervention of a surprise guest made the gathering much more lively and engaging.

Synonyms

turn of events

vssupervention

36 4.1

A sudden change in a situation that makes plans or results different

is an occurrence that follows or adds to something, often unexpected

eventuation

vssupervention

Formal

9.8

A result of something happening

is a following or additional occurrence often unexpected rather than mere result

Antonyms

to precede

104 4.1

Happen before something else in time or order

Surface Forms

supervention singular

superventions plural

Morphology

supervention = supervene (semi-transparent) = super + vent + tion

The noun is a regular nominalization of 'supervene' (super- + ven/vent), so formation is predictable, but the verb and the combining root are relatively rare and not standalone for most learners.

Etymology

Supervention comes from the Latin parts super- 'over' and venire 'to come', so it literally means something that comes on top of another thing. That's why a supervention is an extra or unexpected event that follows or adds to what was already happening.