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adjective

variants also surprized
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as in dumfounded

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surprised

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verb

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past tense of surprise
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as in amazed
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected I was very surprised when my parents offered to pay the down payment on our house

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as in ambushed
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise FBI agents surprised the counterfeiters in their own base of operations

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“Surprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surprised. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.

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