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- pronunciation:
- uhn
ihk
spek
tihd
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adjective |
| definition: |
not expected or foreseen; surprising.
His wife's sudden illness was an unexpected event that threw his life into disarray.- synonyms:
- surprising, unforeseen, unlooked-for
- antonyms:
- natural
- similar words:
- abrupt, casual, precipitate, sudden
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| related words: |
accidental, coincidental, fortuitous, queer, trick |
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| derivations: |
unexpectedly (adv.), unexpectedness (n.) |
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