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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. appalled
  5. aggrieved
  6. stunned
  7. distraught
  8. ill at ease
Adjective
  • New Mom Gives Birth, Only To Learn What Family Did With Baby By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter 10 A woman whose daughter was born via cesarean section has opened up about the one thing that left her upset following the birth.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Playing shorthanded against one of the best defenses the Vols have faced all season did not help the visitors’ upset chances.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of upset
Verb
  • Subway Violence Meanwhile, the incident is the latest in a series of high-profile crimes on New York subway trains that have shocked the city.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • And the art world is no different — some artists are using it to help generate work, and others are shocked by its capabilities.
    Lucy Handley, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of shocked
Adjective
  • Country singer Elle King is opening up about her troubled relationship with father, Rob Schneider.
    Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Dennis Hernandez, the troubled brother of late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, pleaded guilty on Wednesday in federal court to making threats against the University of Connecticut and three out-of-state individuals.
    Staff And Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of troubled
Verb
  • Purists will be appalled that Mangold conflates another seminal moment into the Newport show.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Viewers in the comments were appalled—but his behavior might not be too much of a shock to researchers on gender.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of appalled
Adjective
  • The first episode quickly jumps three years ahead as the aggrieved man pays people to search subway stations for the mysterious recruiter who once invited him to the games.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Despite his aggrieved martyr act, in truth, the last thing Donald Trump wants is to relitigate the Jan. 6 insurrection for a very simple reason—exposure.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of aggrieved
Verb
  • But the name stunned some community members.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, her attempt to get into the festive spirit didn't quite go to plan, and her version of a balloon Santa has stunned the internet—for all the wrong reasons.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • Additionally, Jimmy was then able to forgive and come to the aid of a distraught Louis (Brett Goldstein), the man responsible for that death.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Dell had his left leg immobilized in a brace, and Stroud and the rest of his teammates were distraught watching the second-year wide receiver get placed in the ambulance.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of distraught
Adjective
  • On the surface, Somebody Somewhere appears to be a fish-out-of-water show, a classic story about someone drifting through a new place, rootless and ill at ease.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Homesick and ill at ease outside Russia, many were easy targets.
    Gregory Feifer, Foreign Affairs, 23 Mar. 2015
Definition of ill at ease
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