Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
Adjective S.
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"
imp. & p. p.
of Startle
Usage Examples
The world in general doesn't know what to make of originality it is startled out of its comfortable habits of thought, and its first reaction is one of anger.
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Other Usage ExamplesA chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
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