rattled
Thrown off balance
Rattled means shaken or unnerved, having lost one's composure or confidence: The heckling rattled the speaker.
Someone who is rattled feels anxious and struggles to think clearly: She was too rattled to remember her lines.
The word suggests disruption of normal calm—like objects clattering around loose in a container.
Made anxious or unsettled
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- shakenDisturbed or agitated
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
- unsettledNot yet resolved
disconcerted · perturbed · nervous · jittery · edgy · on edge · spooked · discomposed
Feeling sudden fear
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
jolted · shocked · taken aback · caught off guard · blindsided · stunned · aghast · horrified
unnerved
Made anxious or unsettled
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- shakenDisturbed or agitated
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
unsettled · disconcerted · perturbed · nervous · jittery · edgy · on edge · spooked · discomposed · frazzled
alarmed
Feeling sudden fear
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- scaredFeeling fear or alarm
- panickedOverwhelmed by sudden fear
terrified · jolted · shocked · taken aback · caught off guard · blindsided · stunned · aghast · horrified · petrified
vibrating
Trembling rapidly in place
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- quiveringShaking slightly and rapidly
- joltedAbruptly shaken or startled
jostled · wobbled · jarred · bounced · bumped · knocked about · tossed · buffeted · agitated · disturbed
clinking
Light metallic collision sound
- janglingMaking discordant metallic sounds
- clankingHarsh metallic sound
- clangingResonant metallic sounding
banging · clacking · clicking · tinkling · knocking · chattering · jingling · percussive · noisy · clamorous
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- fear reactionsscream, scared, gasp, terrified, flinch
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
- uneasyanxious, nervous, jittery, edgy, tense
- gotten toreached, arrived, bothered, upset, annoyed
- Anxietyanxiety, nervousness, panic, worry, generalized anxiety
rattledsteady
Fixed, not fluctuating
unfazed · imperturbable · confident · cool-headed · assured
- saber rattlingThreatening military action ostentatiously
- baby rattleNoisy toy for newborns
- rattle trapDecrepit, noisy vehicle
- rattle offRecite rapidly, effortlessly
- death rattleSound of expiring lungs
- rattles aroundMoves loosely within
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