Definition
Unexpected events or things that cause wonder or astonishment; also as a verb, to cause someone to feel surprise.
Etymology
From Old French 'surprendre,' composed of 'sur-' meaning 'over' and 'prendre' meaning 'to take.' Literally means 'to overtake' or 'to catch unaware,' which is exactly what a surprise does.
Kelly Says
Your brain has specialized neurons for detecting surprises—when something violates your expectations, your brain flags it and prioritizes paying attention. The word 'surprise' captures something your nervous system is literally designed to react to.
Translations
ARالعربية
فَاجَآتٌ (fāʾātun)
fah-ah-tah-toon
BNবাংলা
বিস্ময় (bismay)
bee-s-may
CACatalà
sorpreses
sohr-PREH-seh-s
CSČeština
zaskočení
zas-koh-che-nee
DADansk
forundringer
for-oon-dring-er
DEDeutsch
Überraschungen
oo-ber-AS-chungen
ELΕλληνικά
έκπληξεις (ekplíxies)
ek-plee-ksee-es
ESEspañol
sorpresas
sohr-PREH-sahs
FAفارسی
놀람 (nollaem)
nohl-lam
FISuomi
yllätykset
yuh-lah-tykset
FRFrançais
surprises
soor-preez
GUGU
આશ્ચર્ય (āścharya)
ah-shchar-ee
HEעברית
הפתעות (hefiot)
hef-tee-ot
HIहिन्दी
आश्चर्य (āścary)
ah-shchar-ee
HUMagyar
meglepetések
meh-gleh-peh-tes-ek
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejutan
keh-joo-tan
ITItaliano
sorprese
sor-PREH-seh
JA日本語
驚き (owaki)
oh-wah-kee
KKKK
сырpыс (syrpys)
sir-pees
KMKM
ការអាស្ចर्य (kar aschary)
kar ah-shchar-ee
KO한국어
놀람 (nollaem)
nohl-lam
MRMR
आश्चर्य (āścary)
ah-shchar-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
kejutan
keh-joo-tan
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း (a-kyaung)
ah-kya-ung
NLNederlands
verrassingen
ver-as-sin-gen
NONorsk
forundringer
for-oon-dring-er
PAPA
ਸ਼ ਹੈ (shai hai)
shah hai
PLPolski
niespodzianki
n-ye-spoh-dee-an-kee
PTPortuguês
surpresas
soor-PREH-sahs
RORomână
surprize
soor-pree-ze
RUРусский
удивления (udivieniya)
oo-dee-vee-lee-ya
SVSvenska
förvåningar
for-vow-ning
SWKiswahili
shangaa
shan-gah-ah
TAதமிழ்
சோர்வு (sōrvu)
soh-r-voo
TEతెలుగు
అవాక్కతనాలు (āvaakkatanaalu)
ah-vaak-ka-ta-na-loo
THไทย
ความประหลาดใจ (khwam pra-laht jai)
kwan pra-lahht jai
TLTL
pagkagulat
pa-ga-ka-goo-lat
TRTürkçe
şoklar
shohk-lar
UKУкраїнська
здивувань
zdee-voo-van-y
URاردو
شگافات (shaghafāt)
shag-haf-aat
VITiếng Việt
sự ngạc nhiên
su ngahk-nhien
ZH中文
惊喜 (jīngxǐ)
jinn-shee
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-lah