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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Surprise \Sur*prise"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, noun: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.]
1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa. xxxiii. 14.
The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.
Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised his heart? --Thomson.
2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me.
I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak.
Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. --Milton.
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.
4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]
Not with me, That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J. Webster.
Syn: See {Astonish}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, adjective Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising escape from danger. -- {Sur*pris"ing*ly}, adverb -- {Sur*pris"ing*ness}, noun
Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing; striking.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
surprising
adjective: causing surprise or wonder or amazement; "the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data"; "leaped up with surprising agility"; "she earned a surprising amount of money" [ant: {unsurprising}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "surprising": abrupt, amazing, astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, confounding, electrifying, eye-opening, hasty, headlong, impetuous, impulsive, jarring, jolting, mind-boggling, miraculous, nerve-shattering, overwhelming, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, prodigious, quick, shocking, spectacular, speedy, staggering, startling, stunning, stupendous, sudden, swift, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for, unpredicted, wondrous
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