Surprise

"Surprise" in Greek

έκπληξη

ékplixi

(something not expected)

έκπληξη

ékplixi

(feeling that something unexpected has happened)

αιφνίδιος

aifnídios

(attributively: that is unexpected)

ξάφνιασμα

xáfniasma

(something not expected)

ξαφνικός

xafnikós

(attributively: that is unexpected)

αιφνιδιάζω

aifnidiázo

(do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise)

αιφνιδιάζω

aifnidiázo

(to take unawares, to come on to something unexpectedly)

εκπλήσσω

ekplísso

(cause (someone) to feel surprise)

κάνω έκπληξη

káno ékplixi

(do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise)

ξαφνιάζω

xafniázo

(cause (someone) to feel surprise)

ξαφνιάζω

xafniázo

(to take unawares, to come on to something unexpectedly)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.