surprise

noun [U] (FEELING)

/səˈpraɪz/

/sɚ-/

Definition

B2 the feeling caused by something unexpected happening: He looked at her in/with surprise. To my great surprise, they agreed to all our demands.

(Definition of surprise noun (FEELING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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