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shake sb up
— phrasal verb with shake /ʃeɪk/ verb (shook, shaken)Definition
› If an unpleasant experience shakes someone up, it makes them feel shocked and upset: I think she was quite shaken up by the accident.Making people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of shake sb up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- amiss adjective
- appal verb
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bother verb (WORRY)
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- go/fall to pieces idiom
- grieve verb
- haunt verb (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify verb
- offend verb (UPSET)
- offense noun
- shake/rock sth to its foundations idiom
- shocker noun
- sorrow verb
- sting verb (HURT)
- take sb aback phrasal verb
- tear sb apart phrasal verb
- toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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