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Nouns (3)

surprise

n. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

surprise

n. a sudden unexpected event

surprisal

n. the act of surprising someone

Verbs (3)

surprise

v. come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene"

surprise

v. cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"

storm

v. attack by storm; attack suddenly

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Fuzzynyms (32)

daze, shock, stupor

n. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally; "his mother's death left him in a daze"; "he was numb with shock"

incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection

n. doubt about the truth of something

turn, turn of events, twist

n. an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

eventuality, contingency, contingence

n. a possible event or occurrence or result

emergency, exigency, pinch

n. a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency"

jolt, jar, jounce, shock

n. a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"

startle, galvanize, galvanise

v. to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"

permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle

v. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

overrun

v. seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

charge

v. cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on; "charge a conductor"

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