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Not Surprised

Definition: Not Surprised

Not Surprised

Adjective

1. Not surprised or expressing surprise; "that unsuprised obstinate look on his face".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

 

Synonym: Not Surprised

Synonym: unsurprised (adj). (additional references)
Antonym: surprised (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Not Surprised

English words defined with "not surprised": unsurprised. (references)
Specialty definitions using "not surprised": All cannot do all. (references)

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Modern Usage: Not Surprised

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Yeah, well I'm not surprised, drivin' a field car (American Graffiti; writing credit: George Lucas ; Gloria Katz)

I'm not surprised. (Are You Being Served?; writing credit: John T. Chapman; David Croft)

Considering your wife's cooking, I'm not surprised. (Lethal Weapon; writing credit: Shane Black)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Not Surprised

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

I'm not surprised to see you, snapped the old lady. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Spoken Usage: Not Surprised

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Tom Daschle

I don't think I was asked. I certainly didn't turn it down. My view was that this was a recognition of support for a resolution that I haven't signed off on, yet, so I'm not surprised that I wasn't invited.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: Not Surprised

LanguageDateSourceEcclesiastes Chapter 5, Verse 7
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEan sukofantian penhtoV kai arpaghn krimatoV kai dikaiosunhV idhV en cwra mh qaumashV epi tw pragmati oti uyhloV epanw uyhlou fulaxai kai uyhloi ep' autouV
Latin405VulgateSi videris calumnias egenorum et violenta iudicia et subverti iustitiam in provincia non mireris super hoc negotio quia excelso alius excelsior est et super hos quoque eminentiores sunt alii
Middle English1395WyclifIf thou shalt seen wronge chalengis of nedi men, and violent domes, and riytwisnesse to be turned vpso doun in prouynce, wndre thou not vp on this nede; for than the heey an other is heyere, and vp on these othere also ben heyere stondende;
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
Basic English1964OgdenIf you see the poor under a cruel yoke, and law and right being violently overturned in a country, be not surprised, because one authority is keeping watch on another and there are higher than they.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Not Surprised

LanguageEcclesiastes Chapter 5, Verse 7
CebuanoKay diha sa daghan nga mga damgo adunay mga kakawangan, ug diha sa daghang mga pulong: apan mahadlok ka sa Dios.
CroatianAko vidiš gdje tlaèe siromaha i gaze pravo i pravicu u zemlji, ne èudi se tomu, jer nad visokim straži viši, a nad njim najviši.
DanishNår du ser den fattige undertrykt og Lov og Ret krænket på din Egn, så undre dig ikke over den Ting; thi på den høje vogter en højere, og andre endnu højere vogter på dem begge.
FinnishJos näet köyhää sorrettavan sekä oikeutta ja vanhurskautta poljettavan maakunnassa, niin älä sitä asiaa ihmettele; sillä ylhäistä vartioitsee vielä ylhäisempi, ja sitäkin ylhäisemmät heitä molempia.
GermanWo viel Träume sind, da ist Eitelkeit und viel Worte; aber fürchte du Gott.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaApabila di tempat hukum engkau melihat orang miskin teraniaya dan adalat dan kebenaran dijadikan rampasan, jangan engkau tercengang-cengang akan perbuatan yang demikian, karena Satu, yang tinggi dari pada segala ketinggian itu, ada mengamat-amatinya, dan Allah taalapun di atas sekaliannya.
MaoriNa konei tenei mea, na te maha o nga rekanga kanohi, o nga horihori, o nga korero maha; ko koe ia kia wehi i te Atua.
NorwegianOm du ser at den fattige undertrykkes, og at rett og rettferdighet tredes under føtter i landet, så undre dig ikke over den ting! For den som er høitstående, har en høiere til å vokte på sig, og en høieste vokter på dem begge.
PortuguesePorque na multidão dos sonhos há vaidades e muitas palavras; mas tu teme a Deus.   
RumanianCqci, dacq este dewertqciune kn mulyimea visurilor, nu mai puyin este wi kn mulyimea vorbelor; de aceea, teme-te de Dumnezeu.
SpanishPorque cuando hay muchos sueños, también hay vanidades y muchas palabras. Pero tú, teme a Dios.
SwedishOm du ser att den fattige förtryckes, och att rätt och rättfärdighet våldföres i landet, så förundra dig icke däröver; ty på den höge vaktar en högre, och andra ännu högre vakta på dem båda.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Not Surprised

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-e-i-n-o-p-r-r-s-s-t-u"

-2 letters: disrupters, dripstones, surprinted, torridness.

-3 letters: diestrous, dipterous, disposure, disputers, disrupter, dripstone, eruptions, indorsers, intruders, outriders, outsiders, outspends, posturers, prisoners, proestrus, protrudes, resprouts, sourdines, sprinters, superiors, surprints, surprised, topsiders, upstirred.

-4 letters: deposits, desirous, diestrus, diopters, dioptres, dipteron, disports, disposer, disputer, disputes, disrupts, dopiness, dourines, dourness, dropsies, drossier, eruption, indorser, indorses, inpoured, insureds, insurers, introrse.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-i-n-o-p-r-r-s-s-t-u"
 

+4 letters: depressurization.

 

+5 letters: depressurizations.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Not Surprised


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4E 6F 74      53 75 72 70 72 69 73 65 64

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001110 01101111 01110100 00100000 01010011 01110101 01110010 01110000 01110010 01101001 01110011 01100101 01100100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#78 &#111 &#116 &#32 &#83 &#117 &#114 &#112 &#114 &#105 &#115 &#101 &#100

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004E 006F 0074      0053 0075 0072 0070 0072 0069 0073 0065 0064

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4881862538784828475857170

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Spoken
7. Bible Trace
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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