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surprisal

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sur·pris·al  (sr-przl)
n.
The act of surprising or the state of being surprised.
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Noun1.surprisal - the act of surprising someone
surprise
disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder


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As to the moderation of this war party, they considered it assumed, to put them off their guard against some more favorable opportunity for a surprisal.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
He drew the listening savages round him by his nervous eloquence; taunted them with recitals of past wrongs and insults; drew glowing pictures of triumphs and trophies within their reach; recounted tales of daring and romantic enterprise, of secret marchings, covert lurkings, midnight surprisals, sackings, burnings, plunderings, scalpings; together with the triumphant return, and the feasting and rejoicing of the victors.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
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