Surprised

verb

/səˈpɹaɪzd/

Word Frequency: 21.2

Definitions

1.verbTo cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

"It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."

2.verbTo do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

"He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him."

3.verbTo undergo or witness something unexpected.

"He doesn’t surprise easily."

4.verbTo cause surprise.

5.verbTo attack unexpectedly.

6.verbTo take unawares.

7.adjectiveCaused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

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