surprise vs affect

surprise and affect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surprise	Yes	No	Yes	No
affect	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, affect is a hypernym of surprise; that is, affect is a word with a broader meaning than surprise:

Other hypernyms of surprise include impress, move, strike.

surprise (noun)	affect (noun)
the act of surprising someone	the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
a sudden unexpected event
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

surprise (verb)	affect (verb)
cause to be surprised	act physically on; have an effect upon
attack by storm; attack suddenly	have an effect upon
come upon or take unawares	make believe with the intent to deceive
	have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
	connect closely and often incriminatingly