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unexpected

unex·pec·ted

US/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ common

adjective

1.

not expected or anticipated

  • “unexpected guests”
  • “unexpected news”
2.

not foreseen

  • “unsuspected difficulties arose”
  • “unsuspected turnings in the road”
3.

made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency

  • “a forced landing”
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4.

causing surprise or amazement by not being expected

  • “the curtains opened to reveal a completely unexpected scene”
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5.

not planned

  • “an unexpected pregnancy”
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6.

happening or coming quickly and without warning

  • “a sudden unexpected development”
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Origin

From un- + expected.

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