1. (noun) the act of surprising someone

• surprisal

2. (verb) attack by storm; attack suddenly

• storm

1. (noun) the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

• amazement
• astonishment

2. (noun) a sudden unexpected event

• alteration
• change
• modification

3. (noun) the act of surprising someone

• disruption
• perturbation

4. (verb) cause to be surprised

• affect
• impress
• move
• strike

5. (verb) come upon or take unawares

• act
• move

6. (verb) attack by storm; attack suddenly

• assail
• attack

1. (noun) a sudden unexpected event

• blow
• shock
• bombshell
• thunderbolt
• thunderclap
• coup de theatre
• eye opener
• peripeteia
• peripetia
• peripety
• stunner

2. (verb) cause to be surprised

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

3. (verb) come upon or take unawares

• blindside

1. (noun) a sudden unexpected event

• storm

2. (verb) cause to be surprised

• surprisal
• surprisal

3. (verb) come upon or take unawares

• surprisal
• surprisal

4. (verb) attack by storm; attack suddenly

• storm
• surpriser