Surprise and Disbeliefs

Surprise Meaning and Definition

• The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
• To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected.
• To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me. 
• Anything that causes such a state or emotion.

Surprises Meaning and Definition

• To encounter suddenly or unexpectedly; take or catch unawares.
• To attack or capture suddenly and without warning.
• To cause to fell wonder, astonishment, or amazement, as at something unanticipated.
• To cause (someone) to do or say something unintended.
• To elicit or detect through surprises.

 Disbelief Meaning and Definition

• The act of disbelieving; a state of the mind in which one is fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of belief.
• Disbelief is refusal or reluctance to believe.

 To express surprise or disbelief:

• What a surprise!
• That's a surprise!
• (Well), that's very surprising!
• Really?
• What?
• Are you serious?
• You must be joking!
• You're kidding!
• Fancy that!
• I must say ... surprises me.
• I find that hard to believe.

 

 

When you got a surprising fact, you can say: 

• Do you know what?
• Believe it or not?
• You may not believe it, but ...
• Can you believe this?

 

Example of expressing:

• Surprise

       A: How can you say that?

       B: Well, that's the fact.

• Disbelieve

       A: I can't believe it!

       B: That's true