Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surprisement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sur-prise-ment
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of surprising.

Uncountable

noun

The state of being surprised; surprise.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From surprise + -ment.

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Questions

What does surprisement mean?
The act of surprising.
Where does surprisement come from?
From surprise + -ment.

How to pronounce surprisement

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