Meaning of surprisation | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of being surprised.

proscribed, rare, uncountable

Examples

“He was speaking of Christ's conversion with Nicodemus and remarked that many things Nicodemus heard that evening, "must have been a great surprisation to him!” which was undoubtedly the case.”

“Five of the men, all whites, rushed into the apartment, with loaded drawn guns, pointing in different directions, intent on preemptive shooting to surprisation of the presumed intruders, as they entered.”

“Ehn? Jegede on Friday, I was vex vex to be took shovel to broke him head: but to my greatest surprisation, ikpem! On his head, and the hand wood of the shovel was broke and the razor blade of it was cut my leg.”

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