Offended
Startled
Startled adjective - Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement.
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Offended and startled are semantically related in shocked topic. Sometimes you can use "Offended" instead an adjective "Startled", if it concerns topics such as stunned.
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