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shake

verb [T] (UPSET)
 
 
/ʃeɪk/ (shook, shaken)

Definition

to cause to feel upset and worried: The child seemed nervous and visibly shaken. The news has shaken the whole country.Making people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of shake verb (UPSET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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