surprised

A2
US /sɚˈpɹaɪzd/ UK /səˈpɹaɪzd/
adj verb Freq #1182

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

    The teacher was surprised by the student's ingenuity.

  2. 2
    adj

    Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

    genuinely surprised

  3. 3
    verb

    simple past and past participle of surprise

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · caused to feel surprise,... astonishedstartled

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