Startled and Timorous

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Startled adjective - Excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement.

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Timorous and startled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Timorous" instead an adjective "Startled".

Nearby Words: start, startle, startling, startler

Timorous adjective - Easily frightened.

Usage example: sensational news stories that seem designed to needlessly alarm an already timorous public

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Startled and timorous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Startled" instead an adjective "Timorous".

Nearby Words: timid, timidly, timorously

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