Surprise vs. Surprize

Surprisenoun

Something not expected.

Surprisenoun

(attributive) Unexpected.

Surprisenoun

The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

Surprisenoun

(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.

Surpriseverb

(transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

Surpriseverb

(intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.

Surpriseverb

(intransitive) To cause surprise.

Surpriseverb

(transitive) To attack unexpectedly.

Surpriseverb

(transitive) To take unawares.

Surprisenoun

The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.

Surprisenoun

The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.

Surprisenoun

Anything that causes such a state or emotion.

Surprisenoun

A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents.

Surpriseverb

To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.

Surpriseverb

To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me.

Surpriseverb

To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; - with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity.

Surpriseverb

To hold possession of; to hold.

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;

Surpriseverb

come upon or take unawares;

Surpriseverb

attack by storm; attack suddenly

Surprizenoun

alternative spelling of surprise

Surprizeverb

alternative spelling of surprise