Surprise vs. Surprize

Surprise vs. Surprize — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Surprise and Surprize

Surprisenoun

Something not expected.

It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.

Surprizenoun

alternative spelling of surprise

Surprisenoun

(attributive) Unexpected.

The surprise attack was devastating.

Surprizeverb

alternative spelling 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.

Surprisenoun

(obsolete) A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.

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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.

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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 me

Surpriseverb

come upon or take unawares;

She surprised the coupleHe surprised an interesting scene

Surpriseverb

attack by storm; attack suddenly