American English pronunciation
How to pronounce unnatural
IPA transcription: [ən'nætʃɚəl]
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Adjective
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not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
“an unnatural death”
“the child's unnatural interest in death”
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not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
“abnormal powers of concentration”
“abnormal amounts of rain”
“abnormal circumstances”
“an abnormal interest in food”
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speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression
Usage examples
- Hair in anime is often unnaturally lively and colorful or uniquely styled.
- With him it was most unnatural.
- Black mages can concentrate order into matter, making it unnaturally strong.
- She learns of her unnatural origins and she avenges herself against the professor.
- Bagehot considered the four-year election rule of the United States to be unnatural.
- Police described the death as "unnatural" and it was ruled a suicide.
- You have to be critical of unnatural ways people try to change the language.
- There are alternative views to the archaic smile being "flat and quite unnatural looking".
- You have to be critical of unnatural ways people try to change the language.