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startleverb to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpectedthe lightning startled the children and sent them scurrying for cover amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound(also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, stun, stupefy, surprise(also surprize), thunderstrike befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up knock for a loop, take aback, take by surprise to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)the cat startled when the door slammed shut with a bang bolt, jump, start jerk, jolt, twitchblench, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, spook, squinch, wincebound, leap, springreact, respond to strike with fearloud noises always startle her affright, alarm(also alarum), fright, frighten, horrify, panic, scare, scarify, shock, spook, terrify, terrorize appall(also appal), bowl over, dismay, floor, jolt, shake, shake upamaze, astound, awechill, daunt, demoralize, dispirit, emasculate, psych (out), undo, unman, unnerve, unstringdiscomfort, discompose, disconcert, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb, perturb, unsettle, upset, worry give one the creeps, make one's flesh creep(or make one's flesh crawl) reassure assure, cheer, comfort, console, solace, sootheembolden, encourage, hearten, inspire, steel in 1530 |