unexpected twist
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- noun
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giro inesperado
- The ending of the novel featured an unexpected twist that left readers astonished.
- unexpected twists and turns
- took an unexpected twist
- many unexpected twists
Lots of them take different and unexpected twists and turns.
- Lots of them take different and unexpected twists and turns.
Examples
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With an unexpected twist, Jonathan is not there to kill her, but to make her understand that not all of his family are the monsters everyone believes them to be.
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The book was about the unexpected twists and turns of life, some harsh, some beautiful, the sadness that can haunt everyone from life's twists, no matter where they live or what their upbringing.
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Yet we'll keep coming back for more, looking forward to the next unexpected twist.
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Lots of them take different and unexpected twists and turns.
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With him soon to be released, Ruby looks forward to his return but is faced with unexpected twists.
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Adolescent relationships often take unexpected twists and turns.
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It had a lot of unexpected twists and turns. If this was the author's first book, then I cannot wait.
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You harpoon me for being engaged... when, in a zippy and unexpected twist, you yourself turn out to have a fiance.
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From the opening minutes of the first episode, it's clear that Kripke wants Revolution to be a puzzler with the kinds of juicy, unexpected twists and turns that fuel water cooler conversations and message board speculation.
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During the movie, there was an unexpected twist that changed the hero's fate completely.
Synonyms
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1.0
An event that happens suddenly and is not expected
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3.4
A sudden change in a situation or story
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4.1
A sudden change in a story or situation that surprises people
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6.1
A piece of news that is very surprising and shocks people
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4.1
A sudden change in a situation that makes plans or results different
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3.8
A sudden unexpected thing that catches people off guard
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5.3
An event or piece of news that surprises people very much
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6.0
An unexpected problem that makes a situation more difficult
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9.5
A sudden swap that surprises and tricks people
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3.9
A surprising event or fact that teaches you something new
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3.4
A surprising change that makes something more fun
A sudden change in a story when a character's luck turns bad
A sudden dramatic twist in a play or story that surprises the audience
Antonyms
How Surprising
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'unexpected twist' is directly compositional: 'unexpected' (surprising) modifies 'twist' (a change or reversal), so the combined meaning — a surprising change that alters the expected outcome — is immediately derivable from the parts. This adjective+noun pattern and the metaphor of a 'twist' in a story is common across languages and follows transparent English composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
The expression unexpected twist comes from the image of a road or story suddenly turning. The word twist is like a sudden turn you did not see coming, so it means 'a surprising change' that alters what you expected.