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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Surprise \Sur*prise"\, n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris;
sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Sur-, and
Prehensile.]
1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of
seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by
surprise.
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2. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some
act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen;
emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly
excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.
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Pure surprise and fear
Made me to quit the house. --Shak.
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3. Anything that causes such a state or emotion.
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4. A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no
other contents. [Obs.] --King.
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Surprise party, a party of persons who assemble by mutual
agreement, and without invitation, at the house of a
common friend. [U.S.] --Bartlett.
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Syn: Wonder; astonishment; amazement.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surprised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Surprising.] [From Surprise, n.: cf. F.
surprendre, p. p. surpris.]
1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take
unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
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Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.
xxxiii. 14.
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The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.
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Who can speak
The mingled passions that surprised his heart?
--Thomson.
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2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by
something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;
as, his conduct surprised me.
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I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak.
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Up he starts,
Discovered and surprised. --Milton.
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3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to
bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as,
to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into
generosity.
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4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]
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Not with me,
That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J.
Webster.
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Syn: See Astonish.
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WordNet surprise
n 1: the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected
happens to you
2: a sudden unexpected event
3: the act of surprising someone [syn: surprisal]
v 1: cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
2: come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He
surprised an interesting scene"
3: attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: storm]

Moby Dictionary
admiration , amaze , amazement , ambush , assail , assault , astonish ,
astonishment , astound , astoundment , attack , awe , awestrike , bedaze ,
bedazzle , beguilement , bewilder , bewilderment , blitz , blockbuster ,
blow , boggle , bomb , bombshell , bowl down , bowl over ,
breathless wonder , bushwhack , capture , catch , catch off-guard ,
catch unawares , come at , come down on , come from behind ,
come upon unexpectedly , confound , crack down on , daze , dazzle ,
descend on , descend upon , discomfit , disconcert , discover , dismay ,
do the unexpected , drop in on , dumbfound , dumbfounder ,
dumbfoundment , earthshaker , eye-opener , fall on , fall upon ,
fascination , faze , flabbergast , floor , gang up on , go at , go for ,
grab , grasp , harry , have at , hit , hit like lightning , incredulity ,
joker , jolt , jump , kicker , land on , lay at , lay for , lay hands on ,
lay into , light into , marvel , marveling , mug , nonplus , overwhelm ,
paralyze , peripeteia , perplex , petrify , pitch into , pounce upon ,
pound , pull up short , puzzlement , rattle , revelation , rock ,
sail into , seize , sense of mystery , sense of wonder , set on ,
set upon , shock , shocker , sneak attack , spring a surprise ,
spring upon , stagger , staggerer , startle , startler , strike ,
strike dead , strike dumb , strike with wonder , stun , stupefaction ,
stupefy , surprisal , surprise attack , surprise ending ,
surprise package , surprise party , swan , switch , swoop down on ,
take , take aback , take by surprise , take short , take the offensive ,
take unawares , thunderbolt , thunderclap , wade into , waylay , wonder ,
wonderment

Surprise, AZ (town, FIPS 71510) Location: 33.66411 N, 112.46845 W Population (1990): 7122 (5256 housing units) Area: 161.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85374 Surprise, NE (village, FIPS 47850) Location: 41.10439 N, 97.30863 W Population (1990): 55 (26 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Surprise, NY Zip code(s): 12176

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Housing Units (2000): 22
Land area (2000): 0.399762 sq. miles (1.035380 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.399762 sq. miles (1.035380 sq. km)
FIPS code: 47850
Located within: Nebraska (NE) , FIPS 31
Location: 41.104403 N , 97.308948 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Surprise , NE
Surprise

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Housing Units (2000): 16260
Land area (2000): 69.493923 sq. miles (179.988427 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.018654 sq. miles (0.048314 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 69.512577 sq. miles (180.036741 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71510
Located within: Arizona (AZ) , FIPS 04
Location: 33.651785 N , 112.397197 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 85374
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Surprise , AZ
Surprise