unnatural

 
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈnatʃ(ə)r(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1contrary to the ordinary course of nature; abnormal: death by unnatural causes
  • (of feelings or behaviour) contrary to what is seen as normal, conventional, or acceptable: wanting to help other people is not unnatural
  • 2not existing in nature; artificial: the artificial turf looks an unnatural green
  • affected or stilted: the formal tone of the programmes caused them to sound stilted and unnatural

Derivatives

unnaturally

adverb

unnaturalness

noun

Spelling help

Remember that unnatural is spelled with a double n (it is made up of the beginning un- plus the adjective natural).