What is unexpectedly mean?
What is unexpectedly mean?
adjective. not expected; unforeseen; surprising: an unexpected pleasure; an unexpected development.
What does unnecessarily mean?
: not by necessity : to an unnecessary degree unnecessarily harsh criticism.
What figure of speech is unexpectedly?
A paraprosdokian (/pærəprɒsˈdoʊkiən/) is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence, phrase, or larger discourse is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.
What’s another way to say unexpected?
What is another word for unexpected?
| fortuitous | chance |
|---|---|
| unforeseen | casual |
| fluky | inadvertent |
| unplanned | unintentional |
| unpremeditated | unintended |
What do you say when something unexpected happens?
Feeling surprised or shocked – thesaurus
- surprised. adjective. having the feeling that you get when something unexpected happens.
- shocked. adjective.
- amazed. adjective.
- speechless. adjective.
- astonished. adjective.
- astounded. adjective.
- thunderstruck. adjective.
- staggered. adjective.
What does it mean when something happens unexpectedly?
unexpected Add to list Share. Use the adjective unexpected to describe something that takes you by surprise. An unexpected knock on your front door might make you jump. When you don’t anticipate something, and have no clue that it’s coming, you can call it unexpected.
How do you express shock in text?
The phrases that you can use to describe how shocked you are,are as follows :-
- The news came as a complete shock.
- We are completely taken aback.
- I was just stunned.
- It’s unbelievable.
- Words can’t describe how I feel about this …
- There is no way it could have happened.
How do you say I’m speechless?
10 different ways to say you’re speechless
- Befuddled. If you’re befuddled, you’re just clueless.
- Discombobulated. You’ve totally fallen apart.
- Disconcerted. This is sort of like being thrown off your mark.
- Dumbfounded. You are completely stuck.
- Dumbstruck.
- Flabbergasted.
- Flummoxed.
- Nonplussed.
How do you describe the feeling of shock?
A shock is mostly the next stage of feelings like wonder, surprise, fear, baffle, pain, elation or getting something unexpected. Describe the gestures graphically including the body movements, expressions on the face, tears sagging shoulders, sighing etc.
What does Why am I not surprised mean?
The last line is strange because ‘why am I not surprised’ is a sarcastic way to state that you expected something or predicted something. Or that someone has told you something stupidly obvious.
Why am I not surprised in a sentence?
1 Frankly, I’m not surprised her family disowned her. 2 I’m not surprised you feel sick after guzzling three ice-creams! 3 Quite frankly, I’m not surprised you failed. 4 I’m not surprised he didn’t keep his promise.
How do you say I’m not surprised?
Ways of saying that you are not surprised – thesaurus
- of course. adverb.
- sure enough. phrase.
- I might have known/guessed. phrase.
- as you might expect/imagine. phrase.
- I thought as much. phrase.
- it/that figures. phrase.
- anyway. adverb.
- that’s not saying much. phrase.
What does Unvexed mean?
: free from disturbance : calm, serene.
What does Miscook mean?
1 : to ruin in cooking simple dishes almost impossible to miscook. 2 chiefly Scottish : to manage badly : spoil.
What does on the snide mean?
(snaɪd ) adjective [usu ADJ n] A snide comment or remark is one which criticizes someone in an unkind and often indirect way.
Is rue a word?
Rue comes from the Old English word hreowan, meaning “to make sorry,” and rue can still sum up a lot of sorrow in one small syllable. Rue is a modern verb that often looks back on the past. Shakespeare made famous the phrase “rue the day,” meaning you bitterly regret a moment.