The difference between Astonishment and Surprise

When used as nouns, astonishment means amazement, great surprise, whereas surprise means something not expected.

Surprise is also verb with the meaning: to cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted.

check bellow for the other definitions of Astonishment and Surprise

Surprise as a noun:

Something not expected.

Examples:

"It was a surprise to find out I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
Surprise as a noun:

The feeling that something unexpected has happened.

Examples:

"Imagine my surprise on learning I owed twice as much as I thought I did."
Surprise as a noun (obsolete):

A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.

Examples:

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Surprise as a verb (transitive):

To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted.

Examples:

"It surprises me that I owe twice as much as I thought I did."
Surprise as a verb (transitive):

To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.

Examples:

"He doesn’t know that I’m in the country – I thought I’d turn up at his house and surprise him."
Surprise as a verb (intransitive):

To undergo or witness something unexpected.

Examples:

"He doesn’t surprise easily."
Surprise as a verb (intransitive):

To cause surprise.
Surprise as a verb (transitive):

To attack unexpectedly.
Surprise as a verb (transitive):

To take unawares.