startled

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑɹt.l̩d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːt.l̩d/

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Adjective

startled (comparative more startled, superlative most startled)

A startled young cat

1. Surprised and slightly frightened.

   Synonym: spooked

   • 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:

     The burnt and bleeding man staggered to his feet, dazed and unbelieving, and asked the startled townspeople who came running whether his fireman and guard were safe. He was kept away from the smouldering crater where his engine had been, and taken to hospital.

Translations

surprised and slightly frightened

• Dutch: geschrokken (nl)
• Finnish: pelästynyt (fi), säikähtänyt (fi)
• French: effarouché (fr), surpris (fr)
• German: erschrocken (de)
• Italian: spaventato (it)
• Romanian: surprins (ro)
• Russian: испу́ганный (ru) (ispúgannyj), напу́ганный (ru) (napúgannyj), испуга́вшийся (ru) (ispugávšijsja)
• Spanish: sorprendido (es), sobresaltado (es), sobrecogido (es)
• Swedish: skrämd (sv), överraska (sv)
• Ukrainian: зля́каний (zljákanyj)

Verb

startled

1. simple past and past participle of startle

References

• “startled”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• tardlets