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SURPRISAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does surprisal mean?
• SURPRISAL (noun)
The noun SURPRISAL has 1 sense:
1. the act of surprising someone
Familiarity information: SURPRISAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of surprising someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
surprisal; surprise
Hypernyms ("surprisal" is a kind of...):
disruption; perturbation (the act of causing disorder)
Derivation:
surprise (cause to be surprised)
surprise (come upon or take unawares)
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