surprise

Definitions of surprise
  1. noun
    a sudden unexpected event
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    types:
    choc
    an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
    type of:
    changement, modification
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  2. noun
    the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
    synonyms: étonnement
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    type of:
    stupéfaction, étonnement
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
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