{
    "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
}