| astonishment | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. amazement, astonishment | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.; "he looked at me in astonishment" |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ wonder, wonderment, admiration | the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. |
| ~ surprise | the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. |
| ~ stupefaction | a feeling of stupefied astonishment. |
| excitement | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. excitement, exhilaration | the feeling of lively and cheerful joy.; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed" |
| ~ joy, joyfulness, joyousness | the emotion of great happiness. |
| ~ thrill, kick, boot, bang, flush, rush, charge | the swift release of a store of affective force.; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" |
| ~ intoxication | excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety.; "the intoxication of wealth and power" |
| ~ titillation | a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling). |
| n. (state) | 2. excitation, excitement, fervor, fervour, inflammation | the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up.; "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation" |
| ~ emotional arousal | the arousal of strong emotions and emotional behavior. |
| ~ fever pitch | a state of extreme excitement.; "the crowd was at fever pitch" |
| ~ sensation | a state of widespread public excitement and interest.; "the news caused a sensation" |
| n. (act) | 3. excitation, excitement | something that agitates and arouses.; "he looked forward to the excitements of the day" |
| ~ arousal, rousing | the act of arousing.; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions" |
| ~ chiller, hair-raiser | excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones.; "the movie was an old-fashioned hair-raiser" |
| ~ thrill | something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation.; "the thrills of space travel" |
| n. (act) | 4. agitation, excitement, hullabaloo, turmoil, upheaval | disturbance usually in protest. |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| surprise | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. surprise | the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. |
| ~ amazement, astonishment | the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising.; "he looked at me in astonishment" |
| n. (event) | 2. surprise | a sudden unexpected event. |
| ~ alteration, change, modification | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another.; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
| ~ bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap | a shocking surprise.; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" |
| ~ coup de theatre | a dramatic surprise. |
| ~ eye opener | something surprising and revealing. |
| ~ peripeteia, peripetia, peripety | a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work).; "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling" |
| ~ blow, shock | an unpleasant or disappointing surprise.; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured" |
| ~ stunner | an unexpected and amazing event.; "the stunner was what happened on Saturday" |
| n. (act) | 3. surprisal, surprise | the act of surprising someone. |
| ~ disruption, perturbation | the act of causing disorder. |
| v. (cognition) | 4. surprise | cause to be surprised.; "The news really surprised me" |
| ~ amaze, astonish, astound | affect with wonder.; "Your ability to speak six languages amazes me!" |
| ~ explode a bombshell | utter or do something surprising.; "Father exploded a bombshell when he forbade us to go to the prom" |
| ~ catch | discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state.; "She caught her son eating candy"; "She was caught shoplifting" |
| ~ flabbergast, bowl over, boggle | overcome with amazement.; "This boggles the mind!" |
| ~ impress, strike, affect, move | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon.; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" |
| ~ ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback | surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" |
| v. (social) | 5. surprise | come upon or take unawares.; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ blindside | catch unawares, especially with harmful consequences.; "The economic downturn blindsided many investors" |
| v. (competition) | 6. storm, surprise | attack by storm; attack suddenly. |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
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