Pronunciation: /ʌnˈhoʊpt fɔr/
adjective not expected or anticipated; unexpected
A1 The unexpected gift was unhoped for.
A2 She received an unhoped for promotion at work.
B1 Winning the lottery was an unhoped for stroke of luck.
B2 The team's victory in the championship was unhoped for.
C1 The discovery of a new species was an unhoped for breakthrough in science.
C2 The unhoped for reconciliation between the two countries brought hope for peace in the region.
preposition used to describe something that was not hoped for or expected
A1 I found an unhoped for surprise in my lunchbox.
A2 She received an unhoped for promotion at work.
B1 The team's victory was an unhoped for result.
B2 Winning the lottery was an unhoped for stroke of luck.
C1 The discovery of a new species was an unhoped for breakthrough in the field of biology.
C2 The sudden ceasefire was an unhoped for development in the long-standing conflict.
formal The discovery of the rare species was an unhoped for event in the scientific community.
informal Winning the lottery was completely unhoped for, but I'm not complaining!
slang Getting an A+ on that test was totally unhoped for, I thought I was going to fail.
figurative The sudden reconciliation between the two feuding families was an unhoped for miracle.
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