'Surprise' definitions:

Definition of 'surprise'

(from WordNet)
noun
The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
noun
A sudden unexpected event
noun
The act of surprising someone [syn: surprise, surprisal]
verb
Cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
verb
Come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"
verb
Attack by storm; attack suddenly [syn: storm, surprise]

Definition of 'Surprise'

From: GCIDE
  • Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Surprising.] [From Surprise, n.: cf. F. surprendre, p. p. surpris.]
  • 1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack. [1913 Webster]
  • Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa. xxxiii. 14. [1913 Webster]
  • The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Who can speak The mingled passions that surprised his heart? --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me. [1913 Webster]
  • I am surprised with an uncouth fear. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Up he starts, Discovered and surprised. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Not with me, That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J. Webster. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Astonish. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Surprise'

From: GCIDE
  • Surprise \Sur*prise"\, n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris; sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See Sur-, and Prehensile.]
  • 1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment. [1913 Webster]
  • Pure surprise and fear Made me to quit the house. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Anything that causes such a state or emotion. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents. [Obs.] --King. [1913 Webster]
  • Surprise party, a party of persons who assemble by mutual agreement, and without invitation, at the house of a common friend. [U.S.] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Wonder; astonishment; amazement. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'surprise'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Surprise, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Surprise, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
44
Housing Units (2000) :
22
Land area (2000) :
0.399762 sq. miles (1.035380 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.399762 sq. miles (1.035380 sq. km)
FIPS code :
47850
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
41.104403 N, 97.308948 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Surprise, AZ -- U.S. city in Arizona

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Surprise, AZ -- U.S. city in Arizona
Population (2000) :
30848
Housing Units (2000) :
16260
Land area (2000) :
69.493923 sq. miles (179.988427 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.018654 sq. miles (0.048314 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
69.512577 sq. miles (180.036741 sq. km)
FIPS code :
71510
Located within :
Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
Location :
33.651785 N, 112.397197 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
85374
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.