surprised

Meanings

• Adjective, Verb (transitive and intransitive)

  Feeling or showing astonishment or shock.

  - "She was surprised to find out she had won the lottery."
  - "The unexpected news left him completely surprised."
  - "He surprised his friends by showing up unannounced."

• Verb (transitive)

  Cause (someone) to feel astonished or shocked.

  - "The magician surprised the audience by making the elephant disappear."
  - "The unexpected question surprised the interviewee."

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Pronunciation

1. /səˈpɹaɪzd/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

overtake , astonished

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with surprised
merried , ferried , terried , quarried , married , frightened , scared , daunted

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Homonyms

Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

1. Surprise (en) : An unexpected event that catches someone off guard.
   

2. Surprise (en) : A party or celebration to mark a special occasion.
   

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. surprised (en) : Feeling or showing astonishment or shock.
   

2. surprised (en) : Passing over or beyond; exceeding in degree or extent; surpassing.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of surprised that leads to same result
surprised , surprise , surpriser , surprisers , surprises , surprising , surprize , surprized , surprizes , surprizing

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Forms

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Surprised (past tense and past participle of surprise), Surprisings (plural form of surprising), More surprised (comparative form of surprised), Most surprised (superlative form of surprised)

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Etymology

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From Old French 'surprendre', meaning 'to take by surprise'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word in the English language that can be formed using the letters in the word 'surprised' is 'derisively'.

2. In English, the word 'surprised' is pronounced the same way as the word 'desperise', but they have completely different meanings.

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Related Concepts

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1. Astonishment: A strong feeling of amazement or shock.

2. Shock: A strong emotional reaction to a sudden event or discovery.

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Culture

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In literature, the feeling of surprise is often used to create suspense and tension. In art, surprise can be depicted through facial expressions or body language. In music, surprise can be created through sudden changes in tempo or key.

How to Memorize "surprised"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person's face with wide-open eyes and a raised eyebrow, expressing surprise.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'surprised' with the feeling of being caught off guard.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Sally Underestimated Possible Results In Surprising Events' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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