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Something unexpected.
"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
"Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.
Synonyms
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."
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."
To undergo or witness something unexpected.
"He doesn’t surprise easily."
To cause surprise.
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How to use "SURPRISE" in a sentence
"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
Something unexpected.…
"Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.…
"It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."
To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpecte…
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