surprise

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Synonyms: suprise, surprize, purprise, supprise, surmise, surprised, sunrise, surprisal, uprise, surprises, survise

Antonyms: suprise, surprize, purprise, supprise, surmise, surprised, sunrise, surprisal, uprise, surprises, survise

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Noun

1. Something unexpected.
2. {{senseid|en|feeling}} The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To undergo or witness something unexpected.
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To cause surprise.
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To attack unexpectedly.
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take unawares.

Interjection

1. {{n-g|Drawing attention to a surprising action by oneself.}}
2. {{lb|en|sarcastic}} {{n-g|Drawing attention to something that should have been obvious.}}

Proper noun

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