unanticipated
pronunciation
How to pronounce unanticipated in British English:
UK [ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd]
How to pronounce unanticipated in American English:
US [ˌʌnænˈtɪsɪpeɪtɪd]
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- Adjective:
- not anticipated
Word Origin
- unanticipated (adj.)
- 1741, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of anticipate (v.).
Example
- 1. The crisis must thus be unanticipated .
- 2. You will also be better prepared when an unanticipated task arrives .
- 3. Its unanticipated consequence however was that cooperators added little to consumer welfare .
- 4. " This was unanticipated and raises several questions , " said morris .
- 5. Risk that results from unanticipated changes in the tax or legal environment .