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- Dictionaryunexpected/ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/
adjective
- 1. not expected or regarded as likely to happen: "his death was totally unexpected"
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The meaning of UNEXPECTED is not expected : unforeseen. How to use unexpected in a sentence.
UNEXPECTED definition: 1. not expected: 2. used to say that surprising or strange things are likely to happen: 3. not…. Learn more.
Unexpected definition: not expected; unforeseen; surprising. See examples of UNEXPECTED used in a sentence.
Use the adjective unexpected to describe something that takes you by surprise. An unexpected knock on your front door might make you jump. When you don't anticipate something, and have no clue that it's coming, you can call it unexpected.
adjective. /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/ if something is unexpected, it surprises you because you were not expecting it. Things took an unexpected turn. an unexpected death. The news was disappointing but not unexpected. an unexpected result/consequence. The film has some unexpected twists. an unexpected visitor. The announcement was not entirely unexpected.
used to say that surprising or strange things are likely to happen: The show's producers are not offering any details of the new season, except to say viewers should expect the unexpected. See more. Fewer examples. The president made an unexpected announcement this morning. His ascent to power was rapid and unexpected.
Something that is unexpected surprises you because you did not think it was likely to happen.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English un‧ex‧pect‧ed /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd / adjective used to describe something that is surprising because you were not expecting it The experiment produced some unexpected results. Her death was totally unexpected.
unexpected /ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ adj. surprising or unforeseen. ˌunexˈpectedly adv ˌunexˈpectedness n. 'unexpected' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Define unexpected. unexpected synonyms, unexpected pronunciation, unexpected translation, English dictionary definition of unexpected. adj. Occurring without warning; unforeseen. un′ex·pect′ed·ly adv. un′ex·pect′ed·ness n.
