shaken up
Disturbed by events
Shaken up describes being disturbed or unsettled, usually by an unexpected or distressing event.
Someone who narrowly avoided a car accident is shaken up.
The phrase suggests emotional disruption without lasting damage: She was shaken up but unhurt.
To shake someone up is to disturb them or jolt them out of complacency: The layoffs really shook up the whole department.
- rattledDisturbed and unsettled
- jarredShaken or disturbed
- startledAbruptly surprised or alarmed
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- shockedDeeply startled or appalled
thrown for a loop · freaked out · stirred · agitated · disconcerted · jolted · troubled · rocked · disturbed · blindsided · flustered · upset · shell-shocked · upended · scared stiff · discomposed · out of sorts · trembling
shaken upcalm
Free from agitation
composed · unruffled · collected · unperturbed · serene
shaken upundisturbed
Free from interference
still · settled · stable · stationary · motionless
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