surprise
//səˈpraɪz//
Noun
surpriseSingular
surprisesPlural
1
An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, or thing.
The party was a complete surprise for her birthday.
2
The feeling of mild astonishment or shock caused by something unexpected.
To my surprise, she remembered my birthday.
Synonym
Verb
surpriseInfinitive
surprisePresent tense
surprisedPast tense
surprisedPast participle
surprisingPresent participle
surprisesThird-person singular
1
To cause someone to feel mild astonishment or shock by doing or saying something unexpected.
He surprised me with flowers on my birthday.
2
To encounter or discover someone or something unexpectedly or without warning.
I surprised a deer in the forest this morning.