SURPRISE, AZ (AZFamily) — Surprise Police are investigating after a teen was reportedly assaulted by several suspects during a party earlier this month. Police say that the incident happened on April ...

surprise, astonish, astound, amaze, flabbergast mean to impress forcibly through unexpectedness. surprise stresses causing an effect through being unexpected but not necessarily unusual or novel.

SURPRISE definition: 1. an unexpected event: 2. the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: 3. to make…. Learn more.

Definition of surprise noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

surprise (third-person singular simple present surprises, present participle surprising, simple past and past participle surprised) (transitive) 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.

SURPRISE definition: to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness. See examples of surprise used in a sentence.

A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news. I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!

A surprise can be an unexpected or astonishing event, such as an ambush or a really great grade on a test you didn't study for. Surprise can be a verb meaning to astonish or startle someone, a noun for the unexpected thing, or for the feeling produced by that surprise.

What a pleasant surprise to see you! It's no surprise that he doesn't want to go. Is it any surprise that she should feel disappointed?