a brief emotional state that is the result of experiencing an unexpected relevant event.
Classified under Emotion Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago.
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surprise_%28emotion%29 about one year ago
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Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago: a brief emotional state that is the result of experiencing an unexpected relevant event.
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Definition contributed by BGregory about two years ago: a brief emotional state that is the result of experiencing an unexpected relevant event. (From Wikipedia)
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