surprise
IPA: sɝprˈaɪz
noun
- Something unexpected.
- A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
- The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Maricopa County, Arizona, the largest place with this name.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Indiana.
- A village in Butler County, Nebraska.
- A locality in Greene County, New York.
- Former name of Surprise Station, California.
verb
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
- (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
- (intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.
- (intransitive) To cause surprise.
- (transitive) To attack unexpectedly.
- (transitive) To take unawares.
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Examples of "surprise" in Sentences
- He is surprised by tinkle.
- It was a pleasant surprise.
- It was a very pleasant surprise.
- The attackers surprised the city.
- The box was filled with surprises.
- Hummer's indispensability is no surprise.
- Crying can be an expression of surprise, fear, or shock.
- What's the difference between wonder, surprise, and awe
- These accounts and interviews will surprise, sadden, shock, infuriate people.