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surprize

surprize is the alternative spelling of surprise.

Meaning of surprise

Noun

surprise (countable and uncountable, plural surprises)

  1. Something unexpected.
    • It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought.
    1. A mess of feces, left by a pet or small child in an unexpected place or at an unexpected time.
      • After the housecleaners drove off, the cat left a surprise for us on the carpet.
  2. The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
    • Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.
    Synonyms:
    astonishment

See all 16 meanings of surprise

Forms of surprize

Noun
pluralsurprizes
Verb
third-person singular presentsurprizes
present participlesurprizing
past participlesurprized
pastsurprized

Questions about surprize

What is surprize the alternative spelling of?
Surprize is the alternative spelling of surprise.

Words near surprize in the dictionary

  1. surprisin'
  2. surprising
  3. surprisingly
  4. surprisingness
  5. surprisings
  6. surprize
  7. surprized
  8. surprizes
  9. surprizing
  10. surquedous
  11. surquedries

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