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surprised

surprised

Meaning of surprised

English

feeling unexpected shock or wonder

Deutsch

voller Staunen über etwas Unerwartetes

surprised

Pronunciation

British English
/səˈpraɪzd/
American English
/sɚˈpraɪzd/

surprised with German translation

surprised usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

I was surprised by the gift.

Ich war überrascht von dem Geschenk.

🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German

She looked surprised.

Sie sah überrascht aus.

surprised synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between surprised, amazed, astonished, shocked, startled, stunned, and bewildered

A
🇬🇧English
amazed

very surprised, often in a good way

A1very often

ENI was amazed by her talent.

A
🇬🇧English
astonished

extremely surprised

A1often

ENShe was astonished by the result.

S
🇬🇧English
shocked

surprised and upset

A1very often

ENWe were shocked by the accident.

S
🇬🇧English
startled

suddenly surprised or frightened

A1often

ENThe loud bang startled me.

S
🇬🇧English
stunned

so surprised you cannot react

A1often

ENHe was stunned by the announcement.

T
🇬🇧English
taken aback

surprised and a little confused

A1often

ENI was taken aback by her comment.

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B
🇬🇧English
bewildered

confused and puzzled

A1rare word

ENShe looked bewildered by the instructions.

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Questions about this word

What does surprised mean?

feeling unexpected shock or wonder

How do you pronounce surprised?

surprised is pronounced [səˈpraɪzd].

How is surprised used in a sentence?

Ich war überrascht von dem Geschenk. Translation: I was surprised by the gift.

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