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   surprise

   /səˈprʌɪz/

   noun

   • 1. an unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.: "the announcement came as 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 done or happening unexpectedly: "a surprise attack"
   • 2. denoting a complex method 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: "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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   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.

   • The meanings of amaze and surprise largely overlap; however, amaze suggests an effect of bewilderment. // amazed by the immense size of the place
   • While the synonyms astonish and surprise are close in meaning, astonish implies surprising so greatly as to seem incredible. // a discovery that as...
   • The words astound and surprise are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, astound stresses the shock of astonishment. // too astounded to...
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   Synonyms for SURPRISED: dumfounded, startled, wondering, awed, bewildered, awestricken, astounded, amazed; Antonyms of SURPRISED: unimpressed, indifferent, disinterested, unconcerned, uninterested, dispassionate, bored, impassive

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