unhoped-for

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Germanic *un-

Proto-West Germanic *un-

Old English un-

Middle English un-

English un-

English hoped for

English unhoped-for

From un- + hoped for.

Adjective

unhoped-for (comparative more unhoped-for, superlative most unhoped-for)

1. Not expected or imagined.

Translations

not expected or imagined — see also unexpected

• Bulgarian: ненадеен (bg) (nenadeen)
• Dutch: onverhoopt (nl)
• Finnish: toivomaton
• French: inespéré (fr)
• German: unverhofft (de)
• Hungarian: nem remélt, nem várt, váratlan (hu)
• Italian: insperato (it)
• Polish: niespodziewany (pl), nieoczekiwany (pl)
• Russian: неожи́данный (ru) (neožídannyj)
• Spanish: inesperado (es)
• Ukrainian: несподі́ваний (nespodívanyj)

Further reading

• “unhoped-for”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “unhoped-for” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.