Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surprisal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surprisal \Sur*pris"al\, n. [See {Surprise}, n.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surprisal
n : the act of surprising someone [syn: {surprise}]
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