SURPRISE


Meaning of SURPRISE in English

verb

1.

to attack unawares

hijackers surprised the truck driver and took his cargo

Synonyms: ambush, lay (for), waylay

Related Word: bushwhack, dry-gulch; capture, catch; grab, grasp, seize, take

2.

to impress forcibly through unexpectedness, startlingness, or unusualness

was surprised by his violent jealousy

Synonyms: amaze, astonish, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast

Related Word: 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)

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