Surprise
WordNet
noun
(1) The act of surprising someone
(2) A sudden unexpected event
(3) The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
verb
(4) Cause to be surprised
"The news really surprised me"
(5) Attack by storm; attack suddenly
(6) Come upon or take unawares
"She surprised the couple"
"He surprised an interesting scene"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Something not expected.
- It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
- Unexpected.
- The surprise attack was devastating.
- The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
- Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
Verb
- To cause (someone) to feel surprise.
- It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.
- To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
- He doesn't know that I'm in the country - I thought I'd turn up at his house and surprise him.