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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of surprising someone;
[syn: surprise, surprisal]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Surprisal \Sur*pris"al\, n. [See Surprise, n.]
   The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise.
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         How to secure the lady from surprisal.   --Milton.
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         Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its
         surprisal.                               --Barrow.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

surprisal
    n 1: the act of surprising someone [syn: surprise,
         surprisal]