if something is unexpected, it surprises you because you were not expecting it an unexpected result an unexpected visitor The announcement was not entirely unexpected. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe adverbmost, very, completely, …Extra examples His death was not entirely unexpected. It happened in rather unexpected circumstances. Although not unexpected, his death had still come as a shock. Objections to the agreement came from an unexpected quarter. She blushed with pleasure at the unexpected praise. The attack came from a totally unexpected direction. The following day something quite unexpected happened. The scandal was an unexpected bonus for the press. We had an unexpected visitor this morning.
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