Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From un- + surprise.
And there, in the shadows of the hallway, was my mother, looking up, unsurprised, in this house of unsurprises.2017, Robert Power, Tell it to the Dog: a memoir of sorts, →ISBN:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsurprises | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
From un- + surprise.
To summarize, theories about learning from failure depict a rather straightforward process: The surprise of failure is followed by a systematic assessment to “unsurprise the past.” Once the part, or otherwise malfunctioning component, has been identified, learning from failure is a question of figuring out new, more functional cause-effect relationships.2013, John D. Lee, Alex Kirlik, The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Engineering, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 405:
“Then try to unsurprise yourself.” But Gienna couldn't remember a thing. His mind went blank. He had thought about her continuously and pictured her a thousand times every moment he was away from her—even dreamed about her—and how the fuck could he not remember a thing like that? “Is this supposed to be the message?” “Tell me the color.” “Dark,” he said. “Sort of brownish-black.”2014, S.R. Palumbo, Passion Flower, →ISBN, page 148:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsurprised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsurprised | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unsurprising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsurprises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |