1. The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you 
2. A sudden unexpected event 
3. The act of surprising someone
   - surprisal

1. Cause to be surprised
   "The news really surprised me" 
2. Come upon or take unawares
   "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" 
3. Attack by storm; attack suddenly
   - storm

Derived forms: surprising, surprises, surprised

See also: surpriser

Type of: act, affect, alteration, amazement, assail, astonishment, attack, change, disruption, impress, modification, move, perturbation, strike

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