surprise, astonish, astound, amaze, flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not …

SURPRISE meaning: 1. an unexpected event: 2. the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: 3. to make…. Learn more.

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 …

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 …

A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news. I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!

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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 …

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4 days ago · surprise (third-person singular simple present surprises, present participle surprising, simple past and past participle surprised) (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually …

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 …