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单词 shake someone up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Definition
to shock mentally or physically
She was shaken up when she was thrown from her horse.
Synonyms
upset
She warned me not to say anything to upset him.
shock
The extent of the violence came as a shock.
frighten
Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
disturb
He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.
distress
I did not want to frighten or distress her.
rattle (informal)
She refused to be rattled by his lawyer.
unsettle
The presence of the two police officers unsettled her.
unnerve
The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
discompose
See shake

Additional synonyms

in the sense of discompose
Definition
to disturb or upset someone
Synonyms
disturb,
worry,
upset,
confuse,
embarrass,
provoke,
annoy,
rattle (informal),
irritate,
unsettle,
bewilder,
hassle (informal),
flurry,
fret,
agitate,
ruffle,
perplex,
unnerve,
disconcert,
nettle,
vex,
displease,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
discomfit
in the sense of distress
Definition
to upset badly
I did not want to frighten or distress her.
Synonyms
upset,
worry,
trouble,
pain,
wound,
bother,
disturb,
dismay,
grieve,
torment,
harass,
afflict,
harrow,
agitate,
sadden,
perplex,
disconcert,
agonize,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
throw (someone) off balance
in the sense of disturb
Definition
to upset or worry
He had been disturbed by the news of the attack.
Synonyms
upset,
concern,
worry,
trouble,
shake,
excite,
alarm,
confuse,
distress,
distract,
dismay,
unsettle,
agitate,
ruffle,
confound,
unnerve,
vex,
fluster,
perturb,
derange,
discompose

Nearby words of
shake someone up

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Synonyms of 'shake someone up'

shake someone up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of frighten
Definition
to terrify or scare
Most children are frightened by the sight of blood.
Synonyms
scare,
shock,
alarm,
terrify,
cow,
appal,
startle,
intimidate,
dismay,
daunt,
unnerve,
petrify,
unman,
terrorize,
scare (someone) stiff,
put the wind up (someone) (informal),
scare the living daylights out of (someone) (informal),
make your hair stand on end (informal),
get the wind up,
make your blood run cold,
throw into a panic,
scare the bejesus out of (informal),
affright (archaic),
freeze your blood,
make (someone) jump out of their skin (informal),
throw into a fright
in the sense of rattle
Definition
to frighten or confuse
She refused to be rattled by his lawyer.
Synonyms
fluster,
shake,
upset,
frighten,
scare,
disturb,
disconcert,
perturb,
faze,
discomfit,
discountenance,
put (someone) off their stride,
discompose,
put (someone) out of countenance
in the sense of shock
Definition
something causing this
The extent of the violence came as a shock.
Synonyms
upset,
blow,
trauma,
bombshell,
turn (informal),
distress,
disturbance,
consternation,
whammy (informal),
state of shock,
rude awakening,
bolt from the blue,
prostration
in the sense of unnerve
Definition
to cause to lose courage, confidence, or self-control
The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
Synonyms
shake,
upset,
disconcert,
disturb,
intimidate,
frighten,
rattle (informal),
discourage,
dismay,
daunt,
disarm,
confound,
fluster,
faze,
unman,
demoralize,
unhinge,
psych out (informal),
throw off balance,
dishearten,
dispirit
in the sense of unsettle
Definition
to confuse or agitate a person or the mind
The presence of the two police officers unsettled her.
Synonyms
disturb,
trouble,
upset,
throw (informal),
bother,
confuse,
disorder,
rattle (informal),
agitate,
ruffle,
unnerve,
disconcert,
unbalance,
fluster,
perturb,
faze,
throw into confusion,
throw off balance,
discompose,
throw into disorder,
throw into uproar
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