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taken by surprise

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  • Surprise — Sur*prise , 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Surprise party — Surprise Sur*prise , 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • taken aback — Taken by surprise • • • Main Entry: ↑aback …   Useful english dictionary

  • surprise — Act of taking unawares; sudden confusion or perplexity. In its legal acceptation, denotes an unforeseen disappointment against which ordinary prudence would not have afforded protection. On motion and upon such terms as are just, the court may… …   Black's law dictionary

  • surprise — [[t]sə(r)pra͟ɪz[/t]] ♦♦ surprises, surprising, surprised 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news. I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!... It may come as a surprise to some that a normal …   English dictionary

  • surprise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Unexpectedness Nouns surprise, nonexpectation, unexpectedness, the unforeseen, unforeseen contingency or circumstances, miscalculation, astonishment, wonder, thunderclap, turn, blow, shock, bolt from the …   English dictionary for students

  • taken unawares — Synonyms and related words: ad lib, astonished, caught napping, caught off balance, caught short, extemporaneous, extemporized, haphazard, hasty, impromptu, improvised, makeshift, precipitate, rough and ready, snap, struck with surprise,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • was taken by surprise — was surprised, was shocked …   English contemporary dictionary

  • surprise — 1 noun 1 EVENT (C) an unexpected or unusual event: Joan! What a lovely surprise to see you again! | surprise visit/announcement/attack etc: Let s pay grandma a surprise visit. | US forces launched a surprise attack on the Panamanian capital. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Surprise Chef — Infobox Television show name = Surprise Chef caption = genre = Cooking creator = developer = presenter = Aristos Papandroulakis narrated = theme music composer = opentheme = endtheme = country = Australia language = English num seasons = 2 num… …   Wikipedia

  • taken\ aback — adj Unpleasantly surprised; suddenly puzzled or shocked. When he came to pay for his dinner he was taken aback to find that he had left his wallet at home. See: take back •• to (be) cause(d) a feeling of surprise or astonishment, often also with… …   Словарь американских идиом

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