element of surprise

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element of surprise

noun elements of surprise

  1. idiomatic The strategic advantage afforded to a party when its opposition may be caught by surprise. We should attack the enemy's camp now while we still have the element of surprise.

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noun strategic advantage

中文出其不意 chūqíbùyì, 兵者詭道 /兵者诡道 bīngzhěguǐdào
Portuguêselemento supresa

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@misc{element_of_surprise_2026,
  title = {element of surprise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/element%20of%20surprise},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}