Definitions
the act of surprising someone
Word origin
From Middle English surprise, borrowed from Middle French surprise (“an overtake”), nominal use of the past participle of Old French sorprendre (“to overtake”), from sor- (“over”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin super- + Latin prendere, contracted from prehendere (“to grasp, seize”). Doublet of suppli.
Used in a sentence
“It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.”
“It came as a surprise when he succeed.”
“Surprise! - A party! Awesome!”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Unexpected event”8 letters
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