startle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sudden involuntary movement
he awoke with a start
Types & categories
- reflex hypernym
- startle response hyponym
- startle reflex hyponym
- flinch hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
to stimulate to action
..startled him awake
Types & categories
- shock hypernym
Related & opposite
- galvanization derivation
- inspirer derivation
Sense 3 verb
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
She startled when I walked into the room
Types & categories
- move hypernym
- shy hyponym
- boggle hyponym
- rear back hyponym
- jackrabbit hyponym
Related & opposite
- startle derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jump |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bumpy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | reflex |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | startle response |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | startle reflex |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | flinch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | galvanization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inspirer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | shock |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | startle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shy |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | boggle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rear back |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jackrabbit |