Surprisable vs. Surprise
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Difference Between Surprisable and Surprise
Surprisableadjective
Capable of being surprised.
Surprisenoun
Something not expected.
It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.Surprisenoun
(attributive) Unexpected.
The surprise attack was devastating.Surprisenoun
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.Surprisenoun
(obsolete) A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.
Surpriseverb
(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted.
It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.ADVERTISEMENT
Surpriseverb
(transitive) 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.Surpriseverb
(intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.
He doesn’t surprise easily.Surpriseverb
(intransitive) To cause surprise.
Surpriseverb
(transitive) To attack unexpectedly.
Surpriseverb
(transitive) To take unawares.
Surprisenoun
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
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Surprisenoun
a sudden unexpected event
Surprisenoun
the act of surprising someone
Surpriseverb
cause to be surprised;
The news really surprised meSurpriseverb
come upon or take unawares;
She surprised the coupleHe surprised an interesting sceneSurpriseverb
attack by storm; attack suddenly
