surprise

  1. Noun.  Something not expected.
  2. Noun.  (attributive) Unexpected.
  3. Noun.  The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.
  7. Verb.  (intransitive) To cause surprise.
  8. Verb.  (transitive) To attack unexpectedly.
  9. Verb.  (transitive) To take unawares.

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