different between surprised vs betwattled

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??p?a?zd/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??p?a?zd/
• (General American, by dissimilation) IPA^(key): /s??p?a?zd/
• Rhymes: -a?zd

Adjective

surprised (comparative more surprised, superlative most surprised)

1. Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

Synonyms

• astonished
• Thesaurus:astonished

Translations

Verb

surprised

1. simple past tense and past participle of surprise

See also

• shocked

English

Alternative forms

• betwaddled

Etymology

Late 18th century Dorset British slang for confused, bewildered. From be- +? twattle (“to talk”) +? -ed.

Adjective

betwattled (comparative more betwattled, superlative most betwattled)

1. (archaic, West Country) surprised, confounded, befuddled, to be in a distressed state of mind.

Verb

betwattled

1. (archaic) simple past tense and past participle of betwattle

References

• A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English, John S. Farmer and W. E. Henly, 1905. Betwaddled. Retrieved from archive.org
• Glossary of Provincial Words & Phrases in use in Somersetshire, Williams and Jones, 1873. Betwaddled. Retrieved online.
• Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary?^[2], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 253