surprise
Meanings
Plural: surprises
Noun
- the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
- a sudden unexpected event
- the act of surprising someone
- Something unexpected.
- Something unexpected.
- A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
- The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Verb
- cause to be surprised
- "The news really surprised me"
- come upon or take unawares
- "She surprised the couple"
- "He surprised an interesting scene"
- attack by storm; attack suddenly
- To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
- To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
- To undergo or witness something unexpected.
- To cause surprise.
- To attack unexpectedly.
- To take unawares.
Intj
- Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.
- Sarcastically drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.
Synonyms
amazement, astonishment, awe, bewilderment, flabbergast, flabbergastation, flabbergastment, give one a start, more than one bargained for, overtake, shock, storm, stupefaction, surprisal, surprise, unexpected
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 10
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