"unsurprise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unsurprises [plural]
Etymology: un- + surprise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|surprise}} un- + surprise Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unsurprise (countable and uncountable, plural unsurprises)
  1. Absence of surprise. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unsurprise-en-noun-9JEspoO9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Verb

Forms: unsurprises [present, singular, third-person], unsurprising [participle, present], unsurprised [participle, past], unsurprised [past]
Etymology: un- + surprise Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|surprise}} un- + surprise Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsurprise (third-person singular simple present unsurprises, present participle unsurprising, simple past and past participle unsurprised)
  1. (rare) To not surprise: to reverse the surprise of, or fail to surprise. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-unsurprise-en-verb-983PWZsX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 44 56

Inflected forms

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