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Amazed vs Surprized - What's the difference?

amazed | surprized |

As verbs the difference between amazed and surprized

is that amazed is (amaze) while surprized is (surprize).

As an adjective amazed

is astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.

amazed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
  • *
  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed .
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (amaze)

    • References

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    surprized

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (surprize)

    • surprize

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1792 , year_published=2005 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=Ann Ward Radcliffe , title=A Sicilian Romance , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage= Ferdinand not yet recovered from the painful surprize }}
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=2011 , year_published= , edition= , editor= , author=William Francis Patrick Napier , quotee=Charle Napier, 1813 , title=The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, G.C.B. , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=Cambridge Univ. Press , isbn=9781108027205 , page=236 , passage=Guard well against surprize'; to be '''surprized''' is inexcusable in a general, if it happens from his neglect of proper posts: if his troops are ' surprized in good posts they must be in a dreadful state, which can hardly be the fault of any one but the general. }}

    Verb

  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1789 , year_published= , edition=HTML , editor= , author=Ann Ward Radcliffe , title=The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher= , isbn= , page= , passage=Surprized at the bold independence of these words, delivered with uncommon energy, the heart of Osbert beat quick }}
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1813 , year_published=2010 , edition=Digitized , editor= , author=John Elihu Hall , title=The American Law Journal, Volume 4 , chapter= citation , genre=Law , publisher=WP Farrand and Co. , isbn= , page=326 , passage=Will he be surprized' that such a diversity of sentiment rendered … And will he be '''surprized''', that mutual concessions … need we be ' surprized tat the stream … }}
  • :* {{quote-web
    • , date=2006-05-24 , year= , first= , last= , author=Mark Hancock , authorlink= , title=Todd Heisler interview Part C , site=PhotoJournalism citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-09-14 , passage=… they were kind of surprized that the elders would let me take pictures. }}

    Usage notes

    The z' spelling is archaic in British English, but appears occasionally in American texts. The ' s spelling is usual in all varieties of English.

    References

    * Merriam-Webster Dictionary, surprize