SURPRISING
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/səˈpɹaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- 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.”
noun
- A situation in which somebody is surprised.
adjective
- Causing surprise.“A surprising number of people attended the rally.”
Source: Wiktionary
