surprise

IPA: sɝprˈaɪz

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.

(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.

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.
Hanson says hotels have become more creative in what he calls the surprise fee.
Why this should come as a surprise is a mystery to me, as I have elaborated on in previous posts.
At every point, the surprise is a learning opportunity, because it means there was something wrong with their understanding, which they have to fix.
Another surprise is the favorable treatment given to trash removal behemoth Waste Management, Inc. that is portrayed as a company spending major research dollars to make landfills better.
I just searched it for: UHI… Result ..surprise, surprise ZERO Heat island then… surprise surprise again ZERO…You can at least give credit to SMHI admitting there is a strange cigar named UHIE…
They didn't disappoint me, Clinton was suppose to win Penn, I don't know what the surprise is all about, what she didn't do is win by double digets as some are saying, go to Penn State website.