SURPRISAL

surprise, surprisal

(noun) the act of surprising someone

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

surprisal (countable and uncountable, plural surprisals)

(obsolete, military) A surprise attack or ambush; a sudden or unexpected assault. [16th-19th c.]

(obsolete) A sudden coming-upon someone or something unexpectedly or unawares. [17th c.]

(obsolete) A surprising event or occurrence. [17th-19th c.]

(obsolete) The feeling caused by being surprised; surprise, shock, amazement. [17th-19th c.]

An information measure as equal in bits (binary digits) to the base-2 log of 1 over the probability, with the result that the number of choices equals 2ⁿ where n is the number of bits.

Source: Wiktionary

Sur*pris"al, n. Etym: [See Surprise, n.]

Definition: The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise. How to secure the lady from surprisal. Milton. Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its surprisal. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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