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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MURPHY'S LAW

Of uncertain origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MURPHY'S LAW

Murphy's law play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MURPHY'S LAW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Murphy's law is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MURPHY'S LAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Murphy's law

Murphy's law

Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MURPHY'S LAW

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murmurously
murphies
murphy
Murphy bed
Murphy-O´Connor
murr
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murrain
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Murray
Murray cod

WORDS THAT END LIKE MURPHY'S LAW

Avogadro´s law
Boyle´s law
Bragg´s law
Buys Ballot´s law
Coulomb´s law
court of law
Curie-Weiss law
Dalton´s law
Gay-Lussac´s law
Gresham´s law
Henry´s law
Hooke´s law
Hubble´s law
ideal gas law
Lenz´s law
Ohm´s law
Parkinson´s law
pass law
Scots law
Snell´s law
Sod´s law

Synonyms and antonyms of Murphy's law in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Murphy's law» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MURPHY'S LAW

Find out the translation of Murphy's law to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Murphy's law from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Murphy's law» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

墨菲定律
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

La ley de Murphy
570 millions of speakers

English

Murphy´s law
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मर्फी का कानून
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قانون مورفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Закон Мерфи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A lei de Murphy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মারফি এর আইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

La loi de Murphy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang Murphy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Murphys Gesetz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マーフィーの法則
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

머피 의 법칙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hukum Murphy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Pháp luật Murphy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மர்பியின் சட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मर्फीचा कायदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Murphy kanunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

La legge di Murphy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Prawo Murphy´ego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Закон Мерфі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Legea lui Murphy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νόμος του Μέρφι
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Murphy se wet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Murphys lag
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Murphys lov
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Murphy's law

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MURPHY'S LAW»

The term «Murphy's law» is regularly used and occupies the 82.499 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MURPHY'S LAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Murphy's law

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MURPHY'S LAW»

Discover the use of Murphy's law in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Murphy's law and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Murphy's Law
The first entry in the Molly Murphy series is a fascinating look at our immigrant history as well as an intensely absorbing page-turner.
Rhys Bowen, 2007
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Murphy's Law
A special anniversary edition of the classic pessimist's guide to life shares a collection of pithy revelations and insights that range from "The less you do, the less can go wrong" to "Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody ...
Arthur Bloch, 2003
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Breaking Murphy's Law: How Optimists Get What They Want from ...
This practical book imparts the lesson with a mix of humor and intelligence that will convince even the most hardened cynics that Murphy got it wrong.
Suzanne C. Segerstrom, 2011
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A History of Murphy's Law
Tipped off by his next door neighbor that Murphy may have worked at Edwards Air Force Base, and that the Law may have come into being after a rocket sled experiment went awry, author Nick T. Spark beings a Quixotic quest to learn the truth.
Nick T. Spark, 2006
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Murphy's Law
Detective Martin Murphy has been given one last chance.
Bateman, 2011
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Beating Murphy's Law: The Amazing Science of Risk
Presents the likelihood of an event occuring in such areas as transportation, work, health, education, and gambling
Bob Berger, 1994
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Murphy's Law
Nothing is going to go wrong.
Lori Foster, 2006
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Murphy's Law (Complete)
In three volumes of murphology, Arthur Block has provided the only comfort possible - laughter - for all those who have ever been exasparated by things going wrong, with a set of rules offering a wise and witty view of the human predicament ...
Arthur Bloch, 1990
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The complete Murphy's law: a definitive collection
Includes quotable quotes to be used for speeches, toasts, or roasts for anyone who has experienced the inescapable moment when everything goes wrong
Arthur Bloch, 1991
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Murphy's Law
MEN IN BLUE Love in the line of duty.
Marilyn Pappano, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MURPHY'S LAW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Murphy's law is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Record: Murphy's law again
TUESDAY WAS a great day for Totowa Republican leader Peter Murphy. For Passaic County Republicans, not so much. Republican leaders ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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Red Sox Beat: Ben Cherington on the hot seat
Now, he's a repeat violator of Murphy's Law. “The last two years, we just haven't delivered. That's the bottom line,” Cherington said yesterday, ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
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New Date Announced: The Popular Glendale Cruise
Call it a classic case of Murphy's Law or the Rule of the Driveway Car Wash or the Ancient Vow of the Vehicle Buff-Up: If you shine and polish ... «NBC Southern California, Jul 15»
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Emii opens up about her downward spiral into self-hatred before …
A couple of years after I had moved to New York City to pursue a career in entertainment, Murphy's Law decided to do whatever it could to ... «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
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James Nesbitt a huge BBC star... but Auntie isn't paying him
His Murphy's Law series was produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Northern Ireland. He also starred in BBC One's drama serial Jekyll ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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A Hard Day Directed by Kim Seong-hun
The movie centers on a victim of Murphy's Law, that lovely phenomenon that might cause you to wake up late, your flat-iron to short, your ... «Washington City Paper, Jul 15»
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Murphy's Law Why Crooks Opposed Court's John Doe Ruling
On Thursday the Wisconsin Supreme Court released a decision ruling that the John Doe investigation of alleged coordination between Gov. «urbanmilwaukee, Jul 15»
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Report: Mike Pettine, Ray Farmer struggling for power in Cleveland
Murphy's Law stands for the notion that whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. The Cleveland Browns version of that principle goes like this: ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
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MURPHY'S LAW: Summer ... A Slippery Slope
Just yesterday I was putting up the flag buntings on my banisters and taking silk flower arrangements to the cemetery for Memorial Day, and this ... «Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, Jul 15»
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Murphy's Law: Why The F-35 Does And Does Not Suck
July 20, 2015: In June 2015 the mass media had a flurry of stories about a practice dogfight between an F-35 and F-16s in which the more recent aircraft, the ... «Strategy Page, Jul 15»

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