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   surprise

   /səˈprʌɪz/

   noun

   • 1. an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.: "the announcement came as a complete surprise" Similar shockbolt from/out of the bluethunderboltbombshellrevelationsource of amazementrude awakeningeye-openerinformal:startturn up for the booksshockerwhammy
   • ▪ a feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected: "much to her surprise, she'd missed him" Similar astonishmentamazementincredulitybewildermentstupefactionwonderconfusiondisbeliefconsternation
   • ▪ denoting something done or happening unexpectedly: "a surprise attack"
   • 2. denoting a complex method of change-ringing: "surprise major"

   verb

   • 1. (of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock: "I was surprised at his statement" Similar astonishamazenonplusstartleastoundstunflabbergaststaggershockstop someone in their tracksstupefyleave open-mouthedtake someone's breath awaydumbfounddazebenumbconfoundtake abackjoltshake upinformal:bowl overknock for sixfloorblow someone's mindstrike dumb
   • ▪ capture, attack, or discover suddenly and unexpectedly: "he surprised a gang stealing scrap metal" Similar take by surprisecatch unawarescatch off guardcatch red-handedcatch in the actcatch nappingcatch outburst in oncatch someone with their trousers/pants downcatch in flagrante delictoinformal:catch on the hop

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘unexpected seizure of a place, or attack on troops’): from Old French, feminine past participle of surprendre, from medieval Latin superprehendere ‘seize’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › surpriseSurprise Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SURPRISE is an attack made without warning. How to use surprise in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Surprise.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSURPRISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SURPRISE definition: 1. an unexpected event: 2. the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: 3. to make…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSURPRISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To surprise is to take unawares or to affect with wonder: surprised at receiving a telegram. To astonish is to strike with wonder by something unlooked for, startling, or seemingly inexplicable: astonished at someone's behavior.

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   To cause to feel wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated: Thinking I was at home, she was surprised to see me in the office. We were surprised that he could recover so quickly. 2. a. To encounter or discover suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares: She surprised him as he was reading her diary. b.

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   Surprise definition: to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness. See examples of SURPRISE used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySURPRISE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SURPRISE meaning: 1. an unexpected event: 2. the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: 3. to make…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › surpriseSurprise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A surprise can be an unexpected or astonishing event, such as an ambush or a really great grade on a test you didn't study for. Surprise can be a verb meaning to astonish or startle someone, a noun for the unexpected thing, or for the feeling produced by that surprise.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsurprise noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of surprise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] an event, a piece of news, etc. that is unexpected or that happens suddenly. What a nice surprise! I have a surprise for you! There are few surprises in this year's budget. It comes as no surprise to learn that they broke their promises.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSURPRISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    SURPRISE definition: 1. an event that you did not expect to happen: 2. the feeling that you get when something happens…. Learn more.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › surpriseSurprise Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    SURPRISE meaning: 1 : an unexpected event, piece of information, etc.; 2 : an unexpected gift, party, etc.