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   Sur·prise

   /sə(r)ˈprīz/

   

   noun

   • 1. an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing: "the announcement was 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 made, done, or happening unexpectedly: "a surprise attack"
   • 2. denoting a class of complex methods 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; catch unawares: "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. 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.

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

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   IPA guide. 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.

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

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   to attack or capture somebody/something unexpectedly or without warning. The police took the burglars by surprise. Definition of surprise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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   noun. uk / səˈpraɪz / us. surprise noun (EVENT) Add to word list. A2. an event that you did not expect to happen: I didn't know that my parents were coming - it was a lovely surprise. Her resignation came as a complete surprise (= was very surprising). a surprise party. Fewer examples.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › surpriseSurprise - definition of surprise by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishsurprise noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   to happen unexpectedly so that someone is slightly shocked; to surprise someone His frankness took her by surprise. Definition of surprise noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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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.