Surprise vs. Surprised
Difference Between Surprise and Surprised
Surprisenoun
Something not expected.
It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.Surprisedadjective
Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
Surprisenoun
(attributive) Unexpected.
The surprise attack was devastating.Surprisedverb
simple past tense and past participle of surprise
Surprisenoun
The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.Surprisedadjective
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment;
surprised by her student's ingenuitysurprised that he remembered my namea surprised expressionSurprisenoun
(obsolete) A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.
Surpriseverb
(transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted.
It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.Surpriseverb
(transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him.Surpriseverb
(intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.
He doesn’t surprise easily.Surpriseverb
(intransitive) To cause surprise.
Surpriseverb
(transitive) To attack unexpectedly.
Surpriseverb
(transitive) To take unawares.
Surprisenoun
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
Surprisenoun
a sudden unexpected event
Surprisenoun
the act of surprising someone
Surpriseverb
cause to be surprised;
The news really surprised meSurpriseverb
come upon or take unawares;
She surprised the coupleHe surprised an interesting sceneSurpriseverb
attack by storm; attack suddenly
