[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

surprise \surprise"\, 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
see also:
sur- prehensile surprise party 

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