Surprise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

a sudden unexpected event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɚpɹˈaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/səpɹˈaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/səpɹˈaɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /sɚpɹˈaɪz/.

Examples

The news really surprised me
She surprised the couple
He surprised an interesting scene

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surprisal storm

Parts of Speech

noun	the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
noun	a sudden unexpected event
noun	the act of surprising someone
verb	cause to be surprised “The news really surprised me”
verb	come upon or take unawares “She surprised the couple”
verb	attack by storm; attack suddenly

Word Forms

surprise	verb	cause to be surprised
surprise	noun	the act of surprising someone
surprisal	noun	the act of surprising someone
storm	noun	a direct and violent assault on a stronghold
surpriser	noun	a captor who uses surprise to capture the victim

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überraschung

das Erstaunen, das man empfindet, wenn einem etwas völlig Unerwartetes passiert

🇫🇷French

surprendre

l'étonnement que vous ressentez lorsqu'il vous arrive quelque chose de totalement inattendu

🇪🇸Spanish

sorpresa

El asombro que sientes cuando te sucede algo totalmente inesperado.

🇮🇹Italian

sorpresa

lo stupore che provi quando ti accade qualcosa di totalmente inaspettato

🇳🇱Dutch

verrassing

de verbazing die je voelt als je iets totaal onverwachts overkomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

surpresa

o espanto que você sente quando algo totalmente inesperado acontece com você

🇷🇺Russian

сюрприз

изумление, которое вы испытываете, когда с вами происходит что-то совершенно неожиданное

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आश्चर्य

वह आश्चर्य जो आपको तब महसूस होता है जब आपके साथ कुछ बिल्कुल अप्रत्याशित घटित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

আশ্চর্য

আপনার সাথে সম্পূর্ণ অপ্রত্যাশিত কিছু ঘটলে আপনি যে বিস্ময় অনুভব করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆச்சரியம்

உங்களுக்கு முற்றிலும் எதிர்பாராத ஒன்று நிகழும்போது நீங்கள் உணரும் திகைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆశ్చర్యం

మీకు పూర్తిగా ఊహించనిది జరిగినప్పుడు మీరు అనుభూతి చెందే ఆశ్చర్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्चर्य

जेव्हा तुमच्यासोबत पूर्णपणे अनपेक्षित काहीतरी घडते तेव्हा तुम्हाला आश्चर्य वाटते

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્ચર્ય

જ્યારે તમારી સાથે તદ્દન અણધાર્યું કંઈક બને ત્યારે તમે જે આશ્ચર્ય અનુભવો છો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ

ನಿಮಗೆ ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಏನಾದರೂ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದಾಗ ನೀವು ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಬೆರಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്ചര്യം

നിങ്ങൾക്ക് തീർത്തും അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും സംഭവിക്കുമ്പോൾ നിങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിക്കുന്ന ആശ്ചര്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨੀ

ਜਦੋਂ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਝ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਅਣਕਿਆਸੀ ਵਾਪਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیرت

حیرت جو آپ محسوس کرتے ہیں جب آپ کے ساتھ کچھ مکمل طور پر غیر متوقع ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惊喜

当完全出乎意料的事情发生在你身上时你感到惊讶

🇯🇵Japanese

驚き

まったく予期せぬことが自分に起こったときに感じる驚き

🇰🇷Korean

놀라다

전혀 예상치 못한 일이 일어났을 때 느끼는 놀라움

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngạc nhiên

sự ngạc nhiên mà bạn cảm thấy khi điều gì đó hoàn toàn bất ngờ xảy ra với bạn

🇹🇭Thai

เซอร์ไพรส์

ความประหลาดใจที่คุณรู้สึกเมื่อมีสิ่งที่ไม่คาดคิดเกิดขึ้นกับคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejutan

keheranan yang Anda rasakan ketika sesuatu yang sama sekali tidak terduga terjadi pada Anda

🇵🇭Filipino

sorpresa

ang pagtataka na nararamdaman mo kapag may nangyaring hindi mo inaasahan

🇲🇾Malay

kejutan

kehairanan yang anda rasa apabila sesuatu yang tidak dijangka berlaku kepada anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مفاجأة

الدهشة التي تشعر بها عندما يحدث لك شيء غير متوقع على الإطلاق

🇮🇷Persian

تعجب

شگفتی که وقتی اتفاقی کاملاً غیرمنتظره برای شما می افتد احساس می کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

sürpriz

başınıza tamamen beklenmedik bir şey geldiğinde hissettiğiniz şaşkınlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפתָעָה

התדהמה שאתה מרגיש כשמשהו לגמרי לא צפוי קורה לך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'surprise'?

The primary meaning of 'surprise' is 'the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you'.

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Using 'surprise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'surprise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'surprise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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