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Surprisal

noun/sɚpɹˈaɪzəl/
Definition
the act of surprising someone
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sɚpɹˈaɪzəl/
🇬🇧British English
/səpɹˈaɪzəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/səpɹˈaɪzəl/
3 syllables Say it as /sɚpɹˈaɪzəl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
surpriseverbcause to be surprised
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Überraschung
der Akt, jemanden zu überraschen
🇫🇷French
surprise
le fait de surprendre quelqu'un
🇪🇸Spanish
sorpresa
el acto de sorprender a alguien
🇮🇹Italian
sorpresa
l'atto di sorprendere qualcuno
🇳🇱Dutch
verrassing
de handeling waarbij je iemand verrast
🇵🇹Portuguese
surpresa
o ato de surpreender alguém
🇷🇺Russian
сюрприз
действие, направленное на удивление кого-либо
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आश्चर्य
किसी को आश्चर्यचकित करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
আশ্চর্যজনক
কাউকে অবাক করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
ஆச்சரியம்
ஒருவரை ஆச்சரியப்படுத்தும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆశ్చర్యకరమైన
ఒకరిని ఆశ్చర్యపరిచే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
आश्चर्यकारक
एखाद्याला आश्चर्यचकित करण्याची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
આશ્ચર્યજનક
કોઈને આશ્ચર્યચકિત કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಕರ
ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಚ್ಚರಿಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആശ്ചര്യം
ആരെയെങ്കിലും ആശ്ചര്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹੈਰਾਨੀ
ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
حیرت
کسی کو حیران کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
令人惊讶的
使某人感到惊讶的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
驚き
誰かを驚かせる行為
🇰🇷Korean
놀라움
누군가를 놀라게 하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bất ngờ
hành động làm ai đó ngạc nhiên
🇹🇭Thai
เซอร์ไพรส์
การกระทำที่ทำให้ใครบางคนประหลาดใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengejutkan
tindakan mengejutkan seseorang
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakagulat
ang gawa ng pagkabigla sa isang tao
🇲🇾Malay
kejutan
perbuatan mengejutkan seseorang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مفاجأة
فعل مفاجأة شخص ما
🇮🇷Persian
غافلگیر کننده
عمل غافلگیر کردن کسی
🇹🇷Turkish
sürpriz
birini şaşırtma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'surprisal'?
The primary meaning of 'surprisal' is 'the act of surprising someone'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'surprisal' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'surprisal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'surprisal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'surprisal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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