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surprise in Malay

kejutan

/sɚˈpɹaɪ̯z/UK/sə(ː)ˈpɹaɪ̯z/

surprise in Malay: kejutan, mengejut. In English, surprise means something unexpected.

Malay words for surprise

something not expected
kejutan
attributively: that is unexpected
mengejut

English meaning of surprise

  1. noun Something unexpected.
  2. noun A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
  3. noun The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
  4. verb To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.

Full definition of surprise

surprise in a sentence

  • It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.
  • It came as a surprise when he succeed.
  • After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.

Synonyms of surprise

All synonyms of surprise

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Questions about surprise in Malay

What is the meaning of surprise in Malay?
Surprise in Malay is kejutan, mengejut.
Apakah maksud surprise dalam bahasa Melayu?
Surprise: kejutan, mengejut.
What does surprise mean in English?
Surprise means something unexpected.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: surprise (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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