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to unsurprise

to unsurprise

1 9.3
To tell people about a secret or plan early so it is not unexpected
  • verb
  • /ˌʌn.sərˈpraɪz/
translation icon : dejar de sorprender
  • For those unsurprised, the fact that this stuff isn't surprising doesn't make me less interested in this topic.
  • seemed unsurprised

Examples

  • After hearing the rumor, he was unsurprised when the truth finally came out.

  • Maybe this is why lawyers are so unsurprised by this conduct.

    Blog text (5)

  • And if you're unsurprised, then you knew this might happen.

    Off-Piste (2016)

  • I do not want this to be true, but sadly I am unsurprised by the news.

    Blog text (6)

  • Megan is unsurprised and tells Annie how they met.

    Blog text (18)

  • Overall, bloggers on China's Sina Weibo were unsurprised by the results.

    Blog text (27)

  • Utah Attorney General's Office spokesman Paul Murphy said he was "disappointed" by the ruling but unsurprised after Waddoups grilled state attorneys in a late-July hearing.

    Blog text (20)

  • The news of the merger did not shock him; he was completely unsurprised by the announcement.

  • She had anticipated his reaction for weeks, so when it came, she felt unsurprised rather than disappointed.

Synonyms

to reveal
vsto unsurprise
∞ 2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

makes things predictable by showing them before the intended moment
to uncover
vsto unsurprise
243 3.5

Reveal secret facts to the public

makes outcomes predictable rather than merely informing the public
to blow the surprise
vsto unsurprise
  • Informal
1 6.5

Tell a secret and spoil a planned surprise

makes something predictable rather than only ruining timing
to unblind
vsto unsurprise
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Reveal information that was hidden during a study or experiment

makes outcomes predictable rather than only exposing data
to uncloak
vsto unsurprise
1 7.7

To make something hidden become visible by removing a cover or showing the truth

makes events predictable instead of just removing a cover

Antonyms

to surprise
∞ 1.0

To cause someone to feel wonder by doing something they do not expect

How Surprising

to shock
202 2.1
to astonish
13 3.5
surprise
∞ 1.0
to reveal
∞ 2.3
to unsurprise
1 9.3
to explain
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unsurprise infinitive
unsurprised past
unsurprised past participle
unsurprising present participle
unsurprises third person singular

Morphology

unsurprise = surprise (transparent) = un + surprise

Productive negation of the verb 'surprise' by 'un-' yields the clear meaning 'make not surprised' which learners can derive.

Etymology

Unsurprise is made from un- ('not' or 'reverse') and surprise ('a sudden unexpected feeling'), and it means to make something no longer surprising. So to unsurprise someone is to remove the surprise, for example by telling them in advance.