Surprising

verb

/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 17.7

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.nounA situation in which somebody is surprised.

8.adjectiveCausing surprise.

"A surprising number of people attended the rally."