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

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   : something that surprises. : the state of being surprised : astonishment. : to come upon unexpectedly. : to fill with wonder or amazement because unexpected. : 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)

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

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   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). They mounted a surprise attack at dawn. My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday.

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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.

5. 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.

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

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   [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. Her letter came as a complete surprise.

7. 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.

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

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   1. to strike with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, esp. by being unexpected. 2. to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly. 3. to make an unexpected assault on (an unprepared army, fort, person, etc.).