Surprise (emotion)

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Surprise is an emotion that a person might feel if something unexpected happens. For example, a person may feel surprised at a loud, sudden noise, like the popping of a balloon, or they may feel surprised at the outcome of an event. The feeling of surprise can be both good or bad, depending on the circumstances.

Surprise (emotion) Media

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  Facial expressions of astonishment

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  A child looks at her iPad (not pictured) with surprise.

• Violation of expectancies.

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  Belshazzar's Feast, by Rembrandt. Representation of the biblical passage in Daniel 5:1-31 KJV

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  Comedian Carol Burnett looking surprised.

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  Widening (dilation) of the pupils is a non-verbal response to surprise

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  Sunday at the Museum, Honoré Daumier

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  Emperor Pedro I of Brazil is visibly surprised by his wife Amélie as she presents him with the sword that belonged to her father Eugène de Beauharnais.