What does startled mean?

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star·tled

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. startledadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. startledadjective

    Extremely shocked.

ChatGPT

  1. startled

    Startled refers to experiencing a sudden, often fearful, surprise, alarm, or shock typically in response to a sudden, unexpected event or situation. It is a brief state of being upset or mentally or emotionally disrupted due to an abrupt interruption, often leading to physical reaction like jumping or gasping.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Startled

    of Startle

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of startled in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of startled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of startled in a Sentence

  1. William Blanchard:

    We were startled, it was a system that had worked well for umpteen years.

  2. Chase Dellwo , 26:

    It was startled, Chase Dellwo was startled ; the bear engaged in a defensive attack.

  3. Jerome Rodrigues:

    Sometimes I get startled by people who magically appear at my side, this is my life now.

  4. Nathan Harman:

    I only saw one person, he sort of snapped up, stood up, and turned around. He looked startled. We made eye contact.

  5. Nathan Harman:

    He sort of snapped up, stood up and turned around, and he looked startled, and then I just didn't think anything of it and rode off.

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Translations for startled

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  • مذهولArabic
  • erschrockenGerman
  • مبهوتPersian
  • säikähtänyt, pelästynyt, kauhuissaanFinnish
  • effarouché, surprisFrench
  • चौंकाHindi
  • forskrekketNorwegian
  • поражённый, испугать, потрясённый, испуганный, напуганный, шокированныйRussian
  • திடுக்கிட்டதுTamil
  • چونکاUrdu
  • giật mìnhVietnamese
  • 吃惊Chinese

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