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{
"term": "unexpected",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if something is unexpected, it surprises you because you were not expecting it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Things took an unexpected turn."
},
{
"text": "an unexpected death"
},
{
"text": "The news was disappointing but **not unexpected**."
},
{
"text": "an unexpected result/consequence"
},
{
"text": "The film has some unexpected twists."
},
{
"text": "an unexpected visitor"
},
{
"text": "The announcement was not entirely unexpected."
},
{
"text": "The attack came from a totally unexpected direction."
},
{
"text": "It happened in rather unexpected circumstances."
},
{
"text": "Objections to the agreement came from an unexpected quarter."
},
{
"text": "She blushed with pleasure at the unexpected praise."
},
{
"text": "The following day something quite unexpected happened."
},
{
"text": "The scandal was an unexpected bonus for the press."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["most", "very", "completely"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/",
"audio": "un/unexpected/unexpected__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/",
"audio": "un/unexpected/unexpected__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}