surprise, surprisal
(noun) the act of surprising someone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
