n. Function: verb
1 to attack unawares FF1C; hijackers surprised the truck driver and took his cargo FF1E;
Synonyms: ambush, lay (for), waylay
Related Words: bushwhack, dry-gulch; capture, catch; grab, grasp, seize, take
2 to impress forcibly through unexpectedness, startlingness, or unusualness FF1C; was surprised by his violent jealousy FF1E;
Synonyms: amaze, astonish, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast
Related Words: startle; bewilder, confound, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, nonplus, ||swan; faze, rattle, rock; bowl (over), floor, stagger; stun, stupefy
Idioms: leave open-mouthed ( or aghast), take aback ( or by surprise)