unexpected English · revision 6473

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1586}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[un-]] and [[expected]], the past participle of [[expect]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Not looked for or foreseen: before 1586 in the OED, the 1580s in Etymonline, about 1586 in MWU.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Unexpectedly'' and ''unexpectedness'' follow.^(Etymonline) As a noun, ''the unexpected'' is something one does not foresee.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1586 – not foreseen.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Not expected; [[surprising]] or [[unforeseen]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[unexpectedly]]

+ * [[unexpectedness]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[unplanned]]

+ * [[incidental]]

+ * [[contingent]]

+ * [[expect]]

+ * [[expectation]]

+ * [[expected]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}