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adjective

Definition of shook-upnext
as in upset

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shook up

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verb

past tense of shake up
as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for the news that we had failed the auto inspection shook us up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shook-up
  1. upset
  2. shocked
  3. troubled
  4. aggrieved
  5. stunned
  6. distraught
  7. ill at ease
  8. disturbed
Adjective
  • The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.
    Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of upset
Verb
  • Parents of students at Markle Middle School told local outlets they were shocked to learn that the district had installed windows in bathrooms, pushing back against Gelazela’s claim that students’ privacy rights were not affected.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Take the quiz here … DIGITAL NEWS QUIZ – Russia shocked the US near which state?
    Fox News, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of shocked
Adjective
  • Considering this troubled young woman’s history, your husband has made a big mistake by fostering her dependence on him.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • There’s always a possibility that, in these troubled times, escapist blockbusters like Wicked, Gladiator II, and Dune: Part Two will find favor with a demoralized and weary audience.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • An aggrieved adult daughter (Maria Dizzia) alludes to his history of prioritizing his work over his family, but that detail leads nowhere.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The night starts off lightheartedly enough with aggrieved vice-principal Mr. Pearson calling 9-1-1 to demand firefighters extinguish the bag of flaming dog poop on his porch.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of aggrieved
Verb
  • Eminem, stunned, then holds a photo of a sonogram while Jade smiles and laughs at her dad’s reaction to the news.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Video showing a Kentucky judge being gunned down in his chambers was played Tuesday during a court hearing for the ex-sheriff who is charged in the killing that stunned their Appalachian community.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • The previews at the beginning and end of this week’s batch of episodes also show Ashley, Taylor, Monica, and Marissa all in tears or, at the very least, distraught.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024
  • From there, an increasingly distraught Elisabeth comes to learn of a mysterious black market drug known as the Substance, which promises to deliver her a younger and more vital version of herself – with certain caveats.
    Dan Heching, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • Unfortunately, Brodie — this complex yet emotionally undercooked fellow, so good at his work and so ill at ease in his personal life — loses his way in DEATH AT THE SIGN OF THE ROOK (Doubleday, 306 pp., $30).
    Sarah Weinman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Armand Arton, president of Arton Capital, a global citizenship financial advisory services firm, tells Fortune wealthy Americans are increasingly ill at ease in their home country and looking to acquire the safety net of a second (or third) passport.
    BYAlicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of ill at ease
Adjective
  • Creepy clowns, disturbed dolls, giant skeletons and sinister beings littered their yard — all to the delight of Chris.
    Susan Young, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Automatic backup recording function if the link is disturbed or weak.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbed
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