surprisal

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Noun surprisal has 1 sense

surprise, surprisal - the act of surprising someone
--₁ is a kind of disruption, perturbation

Derived forms: verb surprise₂, verb surprise₁

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Surprisal

Definition:

Surprisal refers to the measure of the amount of surprise or unexpectedness caused by an event, outcome, or information.

Possible Parts of Speech:

Noun

Sense:

The quality of being surprising or unexpected.

Usages:

I experienced a great deal of surprisal when I opened the gift.
Her reaction was full of surprisal when she heard the news.
The magician's trick left the audience in surprisal.
The sudden plot twist in the movie took everyone by surprisal.

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