Definition of surprise

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Surprise (n.) The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise..

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Stare :: Stare (v. i.) To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear, wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest and prolonged gaze on some object..
Assassinate :: Assassinate (v. t.) To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by treacherous violence.
Subreptitious :: Subreption (n.) The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts..
Ambush :: Ambush (v. i.) To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to lurk..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to catch one in the act of stealing..
Epigram :: Epigram (n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character..
Surprised :: Surprise (n.) A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents..
Picket :: Picket (n.) A detached body of troops serving to guard an army from surprise, and to oppose reconnoitering parties of the enemy; -- called also outlying picket..
Wit :: Wit (v.) Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner..
Astound :: Astound (a.) To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with wonder, surprise, or fear..
Strangeness :: Strangely (adv.) In a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite surprise or wonder; wonderfully.
Deprehend :: Deprehend (v. t.) To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend..
Admire :: Admire (v. t.) To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
Admire :: Admire (v. i.) To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.
Gramercy :: Gramercy (interj.) A word formerly used to express thankfulness, with surprise; many thanks..
Ha :: Ha (interj.) An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to Well, it is so..
Shock :: Shock (v.) To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates..
Heigh-ho :: Heigh-ho (interj.) An exclamation of surprise, joy, dejection, uneasiness, weariness, etc..
Obreption :: Obreption (n.) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
Marvelous :: Marvelous (n.) Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
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