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Definition of Surprise
1. Verb. Cause to be surprised. "The good news will surprise her"; "The news really surprised me"
Generic synonyms: Affect, Impress, Move, Strike
Derivative terms: Surprisal
2. Noun. The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you.
3. Verb. Come upon or take unawares. "Sam cannot surprise Sue "; "He surprised an interesting scene"
4. Noun. A sudden unexpected event.
Specialized synonyms: Bombshell, Thunderbolt, Thunderclap, Coup De Theatre, Eye Opener, Peripeteia, Peripetia, Peripety, Blow, Shock, Stunner
5. Verb. Attack by storm; attack suddenly. "They surprise the hill"
6. Noun. The act of surprising someone.
Definition of Surprise
1. n. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
2. v. t. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
Definition of Surprise
1. Noun. Something not expected. ¹
2. Noun. (attributive) Unexpected. ¹
3. Noun. The feeling that something unexpected has happened. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To cause surprise. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To attack unexpectedly. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To take unawares. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surprise
1. to come upon unexpectedly [v -PRISED, -PRISING, -PRISES]