surprises
surprises is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, surprises is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofsurprises
- Something unexpected.
Example: "It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
- The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Example: "Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
- A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.
- To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
Example: "It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."
- To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
Example: "He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him."
- To undergo or witness something unexpected.
Example: "He doesn’t surprise easily."
- To cause surprise.
- To attack unexpectedly.
- To take unawares.
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