surprised

surprised
sur|prised
W2S2 [səˈpraızd US sər-] adj
having a feeling of surprise
▪ He looked surprised to see Cassie standing by the front door.
surprised at/by
▪ We were greatly surprised at the news.
surprised (that)
▪ She was surprised that no one was there to greet her.
surprised to see/hear/learn etc
▪ I bet she'll be really surprised to see me.
▪ He had a surprised look on his face.
▪ Don't be surprised if the interviewer is rather direct.
▪ I wouldn't be surprised if she married that fellow.
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WORD FOCUS: surprised
very surprised: amazed, astonished, astounded, dumbfounded, staggered, flabbergasted, gobsmacked (BrE informal), speechless, be lost for words, can't believe your eyes/ears
See also: shocked
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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