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startledverbpast tense of startle to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpectedthe lightning startled the children and sent them scurrying for cover amazed, astonished, astounded, bowled over, dumbfounded(also dumfounded), flabbergasted, floored, rocked, shocked, stunned, stupefied, surprised(also surprized), thunderstruck befuddled, bewildered, blew away, blindsided, confounded, confused, dazed, discomfited, disconcerted, dismayed, jarred, muddled, nonplussed(also nonplused), perplexed, shook up knocked for a loop, took aback, took by surprise to move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise)the cat startled when the door slammed shut with a bang bolted, jumped, started jerked, jolted, twitchedblenched, cringed, flinched, quailed, recoiled, shrank(or shrunk), spooked, squinched, wincedbounded, leaped(or leapt), sprang(or sprung)reacted, responded to strike with fearloud noises always startle her affrighted, alarmed(also alarumed), frighted, frightened, horrified, panicked, scared, scarified, shocked, spooked, terrified, terrorized appalled, bowled over, dismayed, floored, jolted, shook, shook upamazed, astounded, awedchilled, daunted, demoralized, dispirited, emasculated, psyched (out), undid, unmanned, unnerved, unstrungdiscomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, disquieted, distracted, distressed, disturbed, perturbed, unsettled, upset, worried gave one the creeps, made one's flesh creep(or made one's flesh crawl) reassured assured, cheered, comforted, consoled, solaced, soothedemboldened, encouraged, heartened, inspired, steeled |