shaken

Disturbed by shock

Shaken is the past participle of shake.

Something shaken has been moved rapidly back and forth: a shaken bottle of champagne.

More often, shaken describes emotional disturbance—being rattled or unsettled by an experience: She was visibly shaken after the accident.

Shaken, not stirred is the famous martini instruction from James Bond.

emotional

rattled

Disturbed and unsettled

jolted · jarred · disconcerted · unsettled · disquieted · perturbed · flustered · discomposed · troubled · distressed

frightened

scared

Feeling fear or alarm

startled · panicked · fearful · petrified · intimidated · daunted · horrified · traumatized · shocked · stricken

physical

trembling

Involuntary shaking motion

quaking · shuddering · wobbling · unsteady · swaying · rocking · juddering · convulsing · seizing · jolted

cocktail

martini

Gin-vermouth cocktail

bartender · cocktail · vermouth · ice · strainer · jigger · garnish · olive · twist · chill

nervous

jittery

Anxiously restless

jumpy · antsy · twitchy · fidgety · restless · tense · uptight · on edge · uneasy · apprehensive

Categories
Opposites
emotional composure

shakencomposed

Calm and self-possessed

unshaken · calm · collected · steady · unruffled

physical stability

shakenstill

Unmoving, or continuing

motionless · unagitated · stationary · settled · stable

confidence/certainty

shakenconfident

Sure of oneself

assured · certain · secure · steadfast · unshaken

Phrases
Family

shake, shaking, shakes, shaker, shake off, shake hands, shakedown, unshaken, shake down

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