事与愿违事与愿违[shì yǔ yuàn wéi]1.■get the opposite of what one wants; achieve the opposite of what one intended; be contrary to what one expects; Events do not happen as one wishes.; One did not succeed in carrying out one's intention.; Reality does not accord with hopes.; The result is [turns out] contrary to one's expectations.; The result ran counter to one's desire.; The result was the reverse of one's wishes.; Things did not turn out the way one wanted it [had anticipated].; Things do not (always) turn out as one wishes.; Things go athwart (one's purpose).; Things go contrary to one's wishes.; Things have come out against sb.; Things have not been going the way one expected.; Things were not moving in the direction desired.