sorpresa

Definitions of sorpresa
  1. noun
    the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
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    type of:
    meraviglia, sbalordimento, stupefazione, stupore
    the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
  2. noun
    the act of surprising someone
  3. noun
    a sudden unexpected event
    synonyms: improvvisata, improvvisazione
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    types:
    bomba
    a shocking surprise
    bastonata, botta, rimescolio, scandalo, stangata, zampata
    an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
    type of:
    alterazione, cambiamento, metamorforsi, modifica, modificazione, mutamento, mutazione, trasformazione, variazione
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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