'Startled' definitions:
Definition of 'startled'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled pigeons"; "her startled expression"
Definition of 'Startled'
From: GCIDE
- Startle \Star"tle\ (st[aum]r"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Startled (st[aum]r"t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Startling (st[aum]r"tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.] To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. [1913 Webster]
- Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'startled'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affrighted,
- alarmed,
- alerted,
- aroused,
- bowled down,
- consternated,
- daunted,
- dismayed,
- disquieted,
- electrified,
- frightened,
- in a fright,
- in a funk,
- jarred,
- jolted,
- shaken,
- shocked,
- shook,
- staggered,
- taken aback