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Moderatesurprise
The correct spelling is surprise.
How to pronounce surprise
/səˈpɹaɪz/
nounIPA: /səˈpɹaɪz/
Say it like: Sur-pri-se
The correct spelling is surprise. Something unexpected. For example: "It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
Usage Examples
“It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did.”
“Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did.”
“It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something unexpected.
- 2.The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
- 3.A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.
verb
- 1.To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted by something unexpected.
- 2.To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
- 3.To undergo or witness something unexpected.
- 4.To cause surprise.
- 5.To attack unexpectedly.
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