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Surprise
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principle
rehabilitation
resemble
perception
represent
Surprise
/səˈpraɪz/
An unexpected event, fact, or feeling that catches someone off guard.
Synonyms:
astonishment
amazement
wonder
shock
startle
Antonyms:
expectation
foreknowledge
predictability
anticipation
regularity
Examples:
"
On the whole, that rather surprises me.
H
e is not surprised by Ignatz the lift-boy.
'
He had quite a childish love of surprising people.
Etymology:
Derived from the Old French "surprendre" meaning
to overtake,
from
sur-
(over) and
prendre
(to take). Adopted into English in the Middle Ages.
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