STARTLED
startled
(adjective) excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; “students startled by the teacher’s quiet return”; “the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons”; “her startled expression”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
startled (comparative more startled, superlative most startled)
Surprised and slightly frightened.
Extremely shocked.
Synonyms
• (surprised and slightly frightened): stunned
Verb
startled
simple past tense and past participle of startle
Anagrams
• tardlets
Source: Wiktionary
STARTLE
Star"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Startled; p. pr. & vb. n. Startling.] Etym: [Freq. of start.]
Definition: To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction Addison.
Star"tle, v. t.
1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke.
2. To deter; to cause to deviate. [R.] Clarendon.
Syn.
– To start; shock; fright; frighten; alarm.
Star"tle, n.
Definition: A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. After having recovered from my first startle, I was very well pleased with the accident. Spectator.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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