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Surprise
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me.
(2):
(n.) A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents.
(3):
(n.) Anything that causes such a state or emotion.
(4):
(n.) 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.
(5):
(n.) To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
(6):
(n.) The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
(7):
(n.) 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.
(8):
(n.) To hold possession of; to hold.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Surprise'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/surprise.html. 1828.
