Unsuspected Meaning
/ˌʌnsəˈspɛktɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot suspected; not having raised suspicion.
Sentence Examples
The illness had an unsuspected cause that the doctor finally found.
An unsuspected danger was lurking in the dark and quiet forest.
He suffered from an unsuspected heart condition for many years.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The disease was hidden for years, causing damage that remained ____ by doctors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The research revealed an ____ link between the two variables that the scientists had never considered before today.
Word Origin & History
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 suspected English unsuspected From un- + suspected.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At that time it was thought that the critical section, in which an irruption of water from the river was to be feared, lay under the Shoots, but this proved not to be the case. Indeed, relatively little trouble was experienced from the Severn. The very serious flooding, which twice submerged part of the works, came from an underground river, (now known as the Great Spring), the presence of which was unsuspected."
— 1948 September and October, “Weekend Works in the Severn Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 299:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The disease was hidden for years, causing damage that remained ____ by doctors.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The research revealed an ____ link between the two variables that the scientists had never considered before today.