surprise

• The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you (synset 107525587)
  hypernym: amazement, astonishment - the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
• A sudden unexpected event (synset 107312772)
  hypernym: alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  hyponym:

  • bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap - a shocking surprise
  • coup de theatre - a dramatic surprise
  • eye opener - something surprising and revealing
  • peripeteia, peripetia, peripety - a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)
  • blow, shock - an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
  • stunner - an unexpected and amazing event
• The act of surprising someone (synset 100554692)
  hypernym: disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder
  synonym: surprisal

• Cause to be surprised (synset 200727236)
  hypernym: affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  hyponym:

  • amaze, astonish, astound - affect with wonder
  • explode a bombshell - utter or do something surprising
  • catch - discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
  • boggle, bowl over, flabbergast - overcome with amazement
  • ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
• Come upon or take unawares (synset 202602490)
  hypernym: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  hyponym: blindside - catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences
• Attack by storm
  Attack suddenly (synset 201128477)
  hypernym: assail, attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
  synonym: storm

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