Interjections of surprise and shock

used in expressions such as ‘Oh God!’, ‘Oh dear!’, and ‘Oh no!’ for showing an emotion such as surprise, fear, or disappointment. A lot of people may say ‘Oh God’ , but it offends some people.

aargh (interjection)

used, often in a way that is intended as a joke, for showing that you are very annoyed or shocked by something

ach ()

another spelling of och

ah (interjection)

used for expressing a feeling, for example for showing that you are interested, surprised, pleased, or annoyed

bingo (interjection)

used for expressing surprise or excitement at successfully doing something

blimey (interjection)

Britishinformal used for expressing surprise

brother (interjection)

used for showing that you are surprised or annoyed

Christ (interjection)

used for expressing a strong emotion such as surprise or anger. Some people find this offensive.

cor (interjection)

British used for showing that you are surprised, impressed, or enthusiastic

eek (interjection)

often humorous used for showing or pretending that you are frightened

eh (interjection)

informal used for showing that you do not understand what someone is saying, or that you are surprised by it

eish (interjection)

South African an exclamation that shows surprise, annoyance, regret, or some other feeling

for goodness sake ()

used for showing that you are annoyed, impatient, worried, or surprised

fuck (interjection)

offensive an extremely offensive expression used for showing anger or surprise

gawd (interjection)

informal a written form of a pronunciation of the word ‘God’, used humorously for expressing surprise, fear or shock

gee (interjection)

mainly American used to express a reaction such as surprise or admiration

geez ()

another spelling of jeez

God (interjection)

used for expressing strong feelings such as anger, surprise, or worry. Some people consider this expression offensive

goodness (interjection)

used for showing that you are surprised

heck (interjection)

informal used for showing that you are annoyed or surprised

hello (interjection)

used for expressing surprise or interest

hey presto (interjection)

British said when someone or something changes so quickly that it seems like magic

ho (interjection)

used for showing that you think something is surprising or slightly funny

horror of horrors ()

used when describing something bad that has happened or might happen

jeez (interjection)

spoken used when you are very surprised or angry about something

Jesus Christ (interjection)

impolite used for expressing surprise or anger. This use of the name Jesus Christ is offensive to many Christians.

lo and behold ()

used for introducing something surprising that you are about to tell or show someone

man (interjection)

informal used for expressing surprise, admiration, anger etc

och (interjection)

Scottish used for expressing a particular emotion such as surprise or anger, or for emphasizing what you are saying

oh (interjection)

used for showing that you did not know something

oho (interjection)

literary used when reacting to something, especially if you are surprised or pleased

surprise (interjection)

said when you do something unusual or unexpected

voilà (interjection)

spoken here it is: used when you want to show something to someone, especially as a surprise

wham (interjection)

used for emphasizing how sudden and surprising something is

Synonyms and antonyms of Interjections of surprise and shock in British Thesaurus