Definition of surprise

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Surprise (n.) Anything that causes such a state or emotion.

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Obreption :: Obreption (n.) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
Gloppen :: Gloppen (v. t. & i.) To surprise or astonish; to be startled or astonished.
Surquedous :: Surprising (a.) Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger..
Wonderment :: Wonderment (n.) Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder.
Suppurant :: Supprise (v. t.) To surprise.
Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly..
Alarm :: Alarm (v. t.) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
Wonder :: Wonder (n.) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment..
Bivouac :: Bivouac (n.) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of surprise or attack..
Amaze :: Amaze (v. t.) Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement..
Startle :: Startle (v. t.) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise..
Buzz :: Buzz (n.) A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a general expression of surprise or approbation..
Surprisement :: Surprise (n.) To hold possession of; to hold.
Exclamation :: Exclamation (n.) A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc..
Hoity-toity :: Hoity-toity (a.) Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt..
Ambush :: Ambush (v. t.) A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait to attack by surprise..
Admire :: Admire (v. i.) To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; -- sometimes with at.
Surprise :: Surprise (n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me..
Obreption :: Obreption (n.) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
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