surprise

Noun

• the act of surprising someone

• a sudden unexpected event

• the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

Verb

• attack by storm; attack suddenly

• come upon or take unawares
  • She surprised the couple
    
  • He surprised an interesting scene
    

• cause to be surprised
  • The news really surprised me
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  surprisal , storm