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1. : a condition or situation in which a party to a proceeding is unexpectedly placed without any fault or neglect of his or her own and that entitles the party to relief (as a new trial) 2. : an aspect of procedural unconscionability that consists of hiding a term of a contract in a mass of text.
I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age. Her confession was no surprise to him, - just the confirmation of a long-held suspicion. The dizzying pace of political change in the country caught many people by surprise. The people showed no surprise or anger at their treatment.
Some common synonyms of surprise are amaze, astonish, astound, and flabbergast. While all these words mean "to impress forcibly through unexpectedness," surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel.
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.
Find 133 different ways to say SURPRISE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
It was a wonderful / nasty surprise to get home and find the letter. Last night's heavy snow came as a complete surprise. You're always full of surprises (= doing unexpected things). I wish you wouldn't keep springing surprises on me (= telling me unexpected things or causing unexpected things to happen).
surprise meaning, definition, what is surprise: an unexpected or unusual event: Learn more.
Definition of surprise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To surprise is to fill with often sudden wonder or disbelief as being unanticipated or out of the ordinary: "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity" (George S. Patton). Astonish suggests overwhelming surprise: The sight of such an enormous
Definition of surprise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
