Surprise
/səˈpɹaɪz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters
Definition of Surprise
noun
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.
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unexpectedastonishmentmore than one bargained forovertake