überrascht
surprised
English translations
- 01
surprised
- 02
astonished
- 03
amazed
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Gefühl, das man hat, wenn etwas Unerwartetes passiert.
- English meaning
- surprised
- Synonym
- erstaunt, verwundert
- German example
- Ich war überrascht, ihn hier zu sehen.
- English example
- I was surprised to see him here.
- Comparative
- überraschterSuperlative: am überraschtesten
Related words
- Amtsverzicht
Resignation
- Vierling
Quadruplets
- Abkehr
Turning away, renunciation
- Hagelschauer
Hail shower
- Regenguß
Downpour
- Temperamentsausbruch
Temper tantrum, outburst of anger
- überraschen
to surprise
- jäh
Sudden means happening quickly and unexpectedly.
- freudig
Joyful
- entgeistert
aghast
- einfallsreich
Ingenious
- Westler
Westerner
- Heftigkeit
Intensity, vehemence
- Regenguss
Downpour
- Regenschauer
Rain shower
- Abdikation
Abdication
- Umkehr
Reversal
- Einbekennung
Confession
- Peripetie
Peripeteia
- Grossmütigkeit
Magnanimity
- Wildheit
Wildness
- staunen
To be amazed
- lapidar
terse, concise
- lakonisch
laconic, concise
- jähe
Sudden
- konsterniert
dismayed, disconcerted
- verdattert
Dumbfounded
- bestürzt
Dismayed means to be surprised and disturbed or frightened, often due to unexpected or negative news.
- Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a military tactic based on rapid, surprising attacks to overwhelm the enemy.
- Abdankung
abdication
- Atavismus
Atavism refers to the reappearance of characteristics in a living organism that were present in its ancestors but not visible in the previous generations.
- Gewitter
thunderstorm
- Platzregen
Downpour
- Empfängerin
Recipient (female)
- Beyfallssturm
Sudden violent storm
- Schneegewitter
Snowstorm
- Doppelgängerin
A doppelganger is a person who looks very similar to another person, but is not related to them.
- wundern
to wonder, to be surprised
- aus allen Wolken fallen
To be shocked, to be surprised
- Not tun
to feign
- baff
Stunned, flabbergasted
- burschikos
Butch
- ausgefällt
Striking
- fassungslos
speechless, stunned, dumbfounded
- verblüfft
Stunned
- verdutzt
Bewildered
- bedonnert
Flabbergasted, astonished
- meuchlerisch
treacherous, insidious
- Schwere
weight
Example sentences with “überrascht”
Ich war sehr überrascht. (I was very surprised.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'überrascht' a verb or adjective?
It is the past participle of the verb 'überraschen' (to surprise), but it functions as an adjective.