What is another word for shaken up ?

tugged at your heartstrings

Past participle for to cause to feel upset or agitated

upset

unsettled

distressed

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

hurt somebody's feelings

biassed^UK

biased^US

made an impression on

turned someone's head

agonized^US

agonised^UK

pushed the buttons of

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“Understandably, the terrible news would greatly shake him up.”

Verb

stopped someone in their tracks

Past participle for to cause an unpleasant shock or surprise to

appalled^UK

taken your breath away

perplexed

overcome

hit like a ton of bricks

setted someone back on their heels

knocked the stuffing out of

paralysed^UK

taken the wind out of your sails

thrown off balance

paralyzed^US

hit

petrified

knocked over with feather

hit like ton of bricks

shaken out of your complacency

scandalized^US

traumatized^US

scandalised^UK

traumatised^UK

antagonized^US

raised someone's eyebrows

antagonised^UK

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“All I wanted to do was shake him up a little, to put a scare into him by hauling him up before his superiors.”

Verb

Past participle for to make drastic changes to

“Even in the smallest ways in those first days, Roosevelt wanted to shake up the department and assert the reform agenda.”

Verb

Past participle for to mix or blend together

homogenized^US

homogenised^UK

synthesized^US

synthesised^UK

harmonized^US

harmonised^UK

hybridized^US

hybridised^UK

melted into one another

faded into one another

molt^US

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“Tightly close the bottle cover and shake up the ingredients until they are well blended.”

Verb

thrown a monkey wrench into

(usually of a disease or condition) Past participle for to affect adversely

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

put out of commission

jeopardized^US

jeopardised^UK

vandalized^US

vandalised^UK

played merry hell with

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

drove a nail into the coffin of

torn

tore

driven a nail into the coffin of

gnew

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Verb

pulled the rug from under

Past participle for to overawe someone, especially with words or facts they may not fully comprehend

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

pulled the rug out from under

upset

disturbed

worried

put someone off their stroke

appalled^US

caused someone to lose their composure

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

put out of countenance

hit like a ton of bricks

let down

stopped someone in their tracks

caused to be at a stand

knocked for a loop

given a turn

knocked the stuffing out of

mixed up

put someone off their stride

made someone scratch their head

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

messed up

filled with consternation

scared the bejesus out of

given someone a jolt

made someone jump out of their skin

given someone a fright

balked^US

setted someone back on their heels

baulked^UK

setted someone thinking

rubbed up the wrong way

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

gotten on your nerves

got on your wick

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

afflicted

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

made somebody's hackles rise

made your blood boil

tried your patience

ruffled one's feathers

gotten on one's nerves

hurt somebody's feelings

driven to distraction

given someone the pip

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

hit where one lives

rubbed you up the wrong way

rattled someone's cage

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

setted one's teeth on edge

tried the patience of

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

agonized^US

breathed down someone's neck

agonised^UK

sticked in one's craw

eaten at

ate at

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

made things hot for someone

made an enemy of somebody

sent into a spin

made it hot for someone

energized^US

pushed someon's buttons

gotten on the wrong side of

energised^UK

messed with one's head

got on the wrong side of

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

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Verb

Past participle for to modify something after a thorough examination

modernised^UK

modernized^US

refitted

refurbished

adjusted

remodeled^US

remodelled^UK

Verb

Past participle for to shuffle something again, especially playing cards

Verb

Past participle for to trigger a passionate feeling or reaction

energised^UK

energized^US

Verb

Past participle for to stimulate or become stimulated

envigorated^UK

invigorated^US

kindled

revitalised^UK

revitalized^US

energised^UK

energized^US

Verb

Past participle for to physically contort, especially due to a violent involuntary contraction of the muscles

Verb

Past participle for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

victimised^UK

victimized^US

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Verb

made far-reaching changes in

Past participle for to radically or significantly change

revolutionised^UK

revolutionized^US

remodeled^US

remodelled^UK

reorganised^UK

reorganized^US

modernised^UK

modernized^US

recast

metamorphosed

remolded^US

remoulded^UK

broken with the past

Adjective