"unexpected" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ [US] Audio: en-us-unexpected.ogg [US] Forms: more unexpected [comparative], most unexpected [superlative]
Etymology: un- + expected Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|expected}} un- + expected Head templates: {{en-adj}} unexpected (comparative more unexpected, superlative most unexpected)
  1. Not expected, anticipated or foreseen. Synonyms: surprising Derived forms: expect the unexpected, sudden unexpected death syndrome, unexpected hanging paradox, unexpectedly, unexpectedness Related terms: unplanned, incidental, contingent, bolt from the blue, out of the blue Translations (not expected, anticipated or foreseen): مُفَاجِئ (mufājiʔ) [masculine] (Arabic), անսպասելի (anspaseli) (Armenian), անակնկալ (anaknkal) (Armenian), inesperáu (Asturian), gözlənilməz (Azerbaijani), нечака́ны (nječakány) (Belarusian), неспадзява́ны (njespadzjavány) (Belarusian), рапто́ўны (raptóŭny) (english: sudden) (Belarusian), неоча́кван (neočákvan) (Bulgarian), inesperat (Catalan), 意外的 (yìwài de) (Chinese Mandarin), nečekaný (Czech), neočekávaný (Czech), uventet (Danish), onverwacht (Dutch), neatendita (Esperanto), odottamaton (Finnish), inattendu (French), imprévu (French), inopiné (French), inesperado (Galician), unerwartet (German), αναπάντεχος (anapántechos) (Greek), απροσδόκητος (aprosdókitos) (Greek), απρόοπτος (apróoptos) (Greek), váratlan (Hungarian), óvæntur (Icelandic), inaspettato (Italian), insperato (Italian), inatteso (Italian), improvviso (Italian), 予想外の (yosōgai no) (Japanese), 想定外の (sōteigai no) (Japanese), 意外な (igai na) (Japanese), subitus (Latin), repens (Latin), necopīnātus (Latin), onerwaart (Luxembourgish), неочекуван (neočekuvan) (Macedonian), അപ്രതീക്ഷിതം (apratīkṣitaṁ) (Malayalam), neuyerkit (Manx), matawhawhati (Maori), whakaohorere (Maori), whawhati tata (Maori), uventet (Norwegian Bokmål), uventa (Norwegian Bokmål), uventa (Norwegian Nynorsk), nieoczekiwany (Polish), inesperado (Portuguese), neașteptat (Romanian), neprevăzut (Romanian), neanticipat (Romanian), неожи́данный (neožídannyj) (Russian), нежда́нный (neždánnyj) (Russian), неочѐкӣва̄н [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), neočèkīvān [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nečakaný (Slovak), neočakávaný (Slovak), nepričakovan (Slovene), inesperado (Spanish), inopinado (Spanish), oväntad (Swedish), beklenmedik (Turkish), umulmadık (Turkish), несподі́ваний (nespodívanyj) (Ukrainian), неочі́куваний (neočíkuvanyj) (Ukrainian), нежда́ний (neždányj) (Ukrainian), рапто́вий (raptóvyj) (english: sudden) (Ukrainian), bất ngờ (Vietnamese), annisgwyl (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-unexpected-en-adj-naw6KB3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 88 12

Noun

IPA: /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ [US] Audio: en-us-unexpected.ogg [US] Forms: unexpecteds [plural]
Etymology: un- + expected Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|expected}} un- + expected Head templates: {{en-noun}} unexpected (plural unexpecteds)
  1. (rare) Someone or something unexpected. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-unexpected-en-noun-Gvkh~pN3

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          "code": "be",
          "english": "sudden",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "raptóŭny",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "рапто́ўны"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neočákvan",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "неоча́кван"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yìwài de",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "uventet"
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "onverwacht"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "neatendita"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "odottamaton"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "imprévu"
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        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "inopiné"
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        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "inesperado"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "unerwartet"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anapántechos",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apróoptos",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "váratlan"
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        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "óvæntur"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "inaspettato"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "insperato"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "inatteso"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "improvviso"
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        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "yosōgai no",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "予想外の"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sōteigai no",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "想定外の"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "igai na",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "意外な"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "subitus"
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        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "repens"
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        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "necopīnātus"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "onerwaart"
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        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "neočekuvan",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "неочекуван"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "apratīkṣitaṁ",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "അപ്രതീക്ഷിതം"
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        {
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "neuyerkit"
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          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "matawhawhati"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "whakaohorere"
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        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "whawhati tata"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "uventet"
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        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "uventa"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "uventa"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "nieoczekiwany"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "inesperado"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "neașteptat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "neprevăzut"
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "neanticipat"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neožídannyj",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "неожи́данный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "neždánnyj",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "нежда́нный"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
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          "word": "неочѐкӣва̄н"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "neočèkīvān"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "nečakaný"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "neočakávaný"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "nepričakovan"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "inesperado"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "inopinado"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "oväntad"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "beklenmedik"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "umulmadık"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nespodívanyj",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "несподі́ваний"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "neočíkuvanyj",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "неочі́куваний"
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        {
          "code": "uk",
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          "roman": "neždányj",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
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          "code": "uk",
          "english": "sudden",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "raptóvyj",
          "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
          "word": "рапто́вий"
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          "lang": "Welsh",
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          "expected",
          "expected"
        ],
        [
          "anticipated",
          "anticipated"
        ],
        [
          "foreseen",
          "foreseen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-unexpected.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/En-us-unexpected.ogg/En-us-unexpected.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/En-us-unexpected.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "surprising"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mufājiʔ",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُفَاجِئ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anspaseli",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "անսպասելի"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anaknkal",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "անակնկալ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inesperáu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "gözlənilməz"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "nječakány",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "нечака́ны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njespadzjavány",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "неспадзява́ны"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "english": "sudden",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "raptóŭny",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "рапто́ўны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neočákvan",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "неоча́кван"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inesperat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìwài de",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "意外的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "nečekaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "neočekávaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "uventet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "onverwacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "neatendita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "odottamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inattendu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "imprévu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inopiné"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inesperado"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "unerwartet"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anapántechos",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "αναπάντεχος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aprosdókitos",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "απροσδόκητος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apróoptos",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "απρόοπτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "váratlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "óvæntur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inaspettato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "insperato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inatteso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "improvviso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yosōgai no",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "予想外の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōteigai no",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "想定外の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "igai na",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "意外な"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "subitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "repens"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "necopīnātus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "onerwaart"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neočekuvan",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "неочекуван"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "apratīkṣitaṁ",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "അപ്രതീക്ഷിതം"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "neuyerkit"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "matawhawhati"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "whakaohorere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "whawhati tata"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "uventet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "uventa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "uventa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "nieoczekiwany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inesperado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "neașteptat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "neprevăzut"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "neanticipat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neožídannyj",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "неожи́данный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neždánnyj",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "нежда́нный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "неочѐкӣва̄н"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "neočèkīvān"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "nečakaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "neočakávaný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "nepričakovan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inesperado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "inopinado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "oväntad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "beklenmedik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "umulmadık"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nespodívanyj",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "несподі́ваний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neočíkuvanyj",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "неочі́куваний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neždányj",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "нежда́ний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "english": "sudden",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "raptóvyj",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "рапто́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "bất ngờ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "not expected, anticipated or foreseen",
      "word": "annisgwyl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unexpected"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 4-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with un-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "un",
        "3": "expected"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + expected",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "un- + expected",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unexpecteds",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "unexpected (plural unexpecteds)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone or something unexpected."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) Someone or something unexpected."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-unexpected.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/En-us-unexpected.ogg/En-us-unexpected.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/En-us-unexpected.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unexpected"
}

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