Surprise
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters
Definition of Surprise
Noun
- Something unexpected.
"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought."
- A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
"After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet."
- 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 unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
"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."
- To undergo or witness something unexpected.
"He doesn’t surprise easily."
- To cause surprise.
- To attack unexpectedly.
Anagrams of Surprise
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