Unsurprise

Quick meaning: Unsurprise is a noun meaning Absence of surprise.

Meaning

Absence of surprise.

More Meanings

1. (rare) To not surprise: to reverse the surprise of, or fail to surprise.

Example Sentences

And there, in the shadows of the hallway, was my mother, looking up, unsurprised, in this house of unsurprises.

To summarize, theories about learning from failure depict a rather straightforward process: The surprise of failure is followed by a systematic assessment to “unsurprise the past.” Once the part, or otherwise malfunctioning component, has been identified, learning from failure is a question of figuring out new, more functional cause-effect relationships.

“Then try to unsurprise yourself.” But Gienna couldn't remember a thing. His mind went blank. He had thought about her continuously and pictured her a thousand times every moment he was away from her—even dreamed about her—and how the fuck could he not remember a thing like that? “Is this supposed to be the message?” “Tell me the color.” “Dark,” he said. “Sort of brownish-black.”

Word Forms

• unsurprises
• unsurprising
• unsurprised

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include inexpectation, nonexpectation, unanticipation, shocklessness, unexpectation, unsuspicion.

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