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Surprised

/səˈpɹaɪzd/

To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

📖 Definitions of "Surprised"

verb
  1. 1

    To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

    "It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."

  2. 2

    To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

    "He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him."

  3. 3

    To undergo or witness something unexpected.

    "He doesn’t surprise easily."

  4. 4

    To cause surprise.

adjective
  1. 1

    Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

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