Synset

cause to be surprised
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 22

sample sentences

"The news really surprised me"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him
The good news will %s her

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

surprisal surprise surprise surprise

semantic pointers

hyponym

amaze, astound, astonish explode a bombshell catch flabbergast, boggle, bowl over shock, take aback, floor, ball over, blow out of the water

hypernym

strike, impress, move, affect