adj
(obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
adj
Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
n
A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.
n
Alternative form of bolt from the blue [A complete surprise; something totally unexpected.]
adv
(in combination) In a manner that breaks.
adv
In a deafening manner.
adj
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
v
To cause, or to undergo discoordination
v
(transitive) To knock out of order or sequence.
adv
In a confused or lawless manner.
adv
In a disoriented manner.
adv
In a disorienting manner.
adj
Subject to disruption.
adj
(obsolete) Distorted; misshapen.
n
(idiomatic) The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise.
n
A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
adj
Liable to faults; having the potential to fail or go wrong.
adj
Unstable; in a situation that could be worsened by the slightest mistake.
adv
In a hesitating manner.
adj
(now chiefly UK) Alternative form of hit-or-miss [(now chiefly US) Inconsistent, unpredictable, erratic; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing.]
n
(obsolete) Freedom from confusion; distinctness.
v
To disrupt the organization of; disorganize.
v
Alternative form of not know which way to turn [To be confused about how to handle a situation.]
n
Hesitation; suspense; doubt.
adv
In a way or to an extent that is perplexing.
adv
In a perturbed manner.
n
Obsolete form of problem. [A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.]
n
(obsolete) A close or enclosure; the compass of a manor.
n
Alternative form of restless legs syndrome [A neurological disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move one's body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations, usually in the legs.]
n
(obsolete, military) A surprise attack or ambush; a sudden or unexpected assault.
n
(rare, proscribed) The act of being surprised.
n
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
adv
In a surprised manner.
adj
Full of surprise; surprising.
n
(rare) Action of surprising.
v
(now rare and nonstandard) Alternative spelling of surprise [(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.]
adj
(of an industrial accident) Causing loss of time during a day or shift, when the injured person would otherwise have been working.
v
to occur to someone when unexpected; to surprise
adj
Frightening because of almost resulting in injury or disaster.
adj
Uneasy and restless; unable to settle.
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