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surprised (adj.)

1610s, "attacked unexpectedly," past-participle adjective from surprise (v.). Meaning "excited by something unexpected" is from 1882.

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Definitions of surprised from WordNet

surprised (adj.)
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment;
surprised by her student's ingenuity
a surprised expression
surprised that he remembered my name
From wordnet.princeton.edu