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Surprise

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Noun

1. surprise

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

2. surprise

a sudden unexpected event

3. surprisal, surprise

the act of surprising someone

Verb

4. surprise

cause to be surprised

Example Sentences:
'The news really surprised me'

5. surprise

come upon or take unawares

Example Sentences:
'She surprised the couple'
'He surprised an interesting scene'

6. storm, surprise

attack by storm; attack suddenly

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Surprise

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to cause to feel amazement or wonder
2. 
to encounter or discover unexpectedly or suddenly
3. 
to capture or assault suddenly and without warning
4. 
to present with something unexpected, such as a gift
5. (foll by into)
to provoke (someone) to unintended action by a trick, etc
to surprise a person into an indiscretion
6. (often foll by from)
to elicit by unexpected behaviour or by a trick
to surprise information from a prisoner
noun
7. 
the act or an instance of surprising; the act of taking unawares
8. 
a sudden or unexpected event, gift, etc
9. 
the feeling or condition of being surprised; astonishment
10. (modifier)
causing, characterized by, or relying upon surprise
a surprise move
11.  take by surprise

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Surprise

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verb transitiveWord forms: surˈprised or surˈprising
1. 
to come upon suddenly or unexpectedly; take unawares
2. 
to attack or capture suddenly and without warning
3. 
a. 
to cause to feel wonder or astonishment by being unexpected
b. 
to present (someone) unexpectedly with a gift, etc.
4. 
a. 
to cause by some unexpected action to do or say something unintended
to surprise someone into an admission
b. 
to bring out or elicit by such means
to surprise an admission from someone
noun
5.  Rare
the act of surprising or taking unawares
6. 
an unexpected seizure or attack
7. 
the state of being surprised; feeling aroused by something unusual or unexpected; wonder or astonishment
8. 
something that surprises because unexpected, unusual, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Surprise

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tr.v. sur·prised, sur·pris·ing, sur·pris·es
1. 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. To attack or capture suddenly and without warning: surprised the sentries in a predawn raid, wounding several.
3.
a. To cause (someone) to do or say something unintended or to be in an unintended condition: "There passed a scene ... that surprised me into courage to come forward" (Fanny Burney).
b. To elicit or detect through surprise: "She occasionally surprised a look on Jemima's face" (Marcia Willett).
n.
1. The act of surprising or the condition of being surprised: Imagine my surprise on seeing you here.
2. Something, such as an unexpected encounter, event, or gift, that surprises.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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