Is surprisement a word?

Question

i have been debating with this with my mum and dad, is it a word?

Answer 1

hopefully you are on the side that says "h**l no, that's not a word" because, well, it's not.  

but when you look up the definition of the suffix "ment" in the dictionary, it seems like that would work.  so, now that makes me wonder.....hmmmm.....see below for definitions/uses.  good question.

-ment   (suffix)

1.  action, process

arraignment

betterment



2.  result of an action, or condition resulting from an action

bewilderment



3.  instrument or agent of an action

refreshment



4.  place

emplacement

escarpment



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Answer 2

no way jose.  What definition are you giving it?

Answer 3

no i think you should make it a word, because i promise i would use it 24/7!!

Answer 4

Not in any dictionary I know.  Not even the Urban Dictionary

Answer 5

I'm thinking no dude. Now this sound like a word George Bush would say, we all know how he likes to make up words.  

Answer 6

Umm No Dont Think So :) x

Answer 7

No, it is not. Unlike astonish and astonishment, surprise is surprise as a verb and as a noun.

Answer 8

I didn't find it in any of three dictionaries that I looked in but on the yahoo search engine I typed in definition of surprisement and it gave me a whole bunch of links. One of the links says surprisement is a noun and it's the same thing as surprisal which is being surprised or something that is surprising. The link below is the one I am talking about.

Answer 9

Not likely. There's already the definition of surprise.