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surprisal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surprisal \Sur*pris"al\, n. [See {Surprise}, n.] The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise. How to secure the lady from surprisal. --Milton. Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its surprisal. --Barrow. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surprisal n : the act of surprising someone [syn: {surprise}, {surprising}]
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