SURPRISAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does surprisal mean? 

• SURPRISAL (noun)
  The noun SURPRISAL has 1 sense:

1. the act of surprising someone

  Familiarity information: SURPRISAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SURPRISAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of surprising someone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

surprisal; surprise

Hypernyms ("surprisal" is a kind of...):

disruption; perturbation (the act of causing disorder)

Derivation:

surprise (cause to be surprised)

surprise (come upon or take unawares)