1. an attack made without warning
2. a taking unawares
3. something that surprises
4. the feeling caused by something unexpected or unusual
5. to attack unexpectedly also to capture by an unexpected attack
6. to take unawares
Police surprised the burglars in the store.
7. to detect or elicit by a taking unawares
… sometimes surprised a tragic shadow in her eyes.
— Willa Cather
8. to strike with wonder or amazement especially because unexpected
His conduct surprised me.
9. to cause astonishment or surprise
Her success didn't surprise.
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11. an unexpected event, piece of information, etc.
12. an unexpected gift, party, etc.
13. the feeling caused by something that is unexpected or unusual
14. to cause (someone) to feel surprised
15. to find, attack, or meet (someone or something) unexpectedly
16. something that is unexpected
I have a surprise for you.
17. astonishment, amazement
… it held up to them a little white object. They all looked at it in surprise …
— C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
18. an act or instance of coming upon without warning
They were taken by surprise.
19. to cause to feel wonder or amazement because of being unexpected Her resemblance to her father surprised me.
20. to come upon without warning
The robbers were surprised by police.
21. to attack without warning capture by an unexpected attack
22. a condition or situation in which a party to a proceeding is unexpectedly placed without any fault or neglect of his or her own and that entitles the party to relief (as a new trial)
23. an aspect of procedural unconscionability that consists of hiding a term of a contract in a mass of text