- surprise - the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
--1 is a kind of astonishment, amazement
Derived form: verb surprise1 - surprise - a sudden unexpected event
--2 is a kind of change, alteration, modification
--2 has particulars:bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap; coup de theatre; eye opener; peripeteia, peripetia, peripety; shock, blow; stunner Derived forms: verb surprise3, verb surprise2, verb surprise1 - surprise, surprisal - the act of surprising someone
--3 is a kind of disruption, perturbation
Derived forms: verb surprise1, verb surprise2
- surprise - cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
--1 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun surprise3, noun surprise2, noun surprise1, noun surprisal1
The bad news will surprise him
The good news will surprise her
- surprise - come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"
--2 is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun surprise3, noun surprise2, noun surprisal1
Sam cannot surprise Sue
- storm, surprise - attack by storm; attack suddenly
--3 is one way to attack, assail
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun surprise2, noun surpriser1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody