startled

Meanings

Verb

• to stimulate to action
  • "..startled him awake"
• move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
  • "She startled when I walked into the room"
• simple past and past participle of startle

Adjective Satellite

• 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"

Adj

• Surprised and slightly frightened.

Synonyms

galvanise, galvanize, jump, spooked, start, startle