What is another word for shook up ?

To have triggered a passionate feeling or reaction

energised^UK

energized^US

fired the imagination of

called forth

built up

perked up

fired the enthusiasm of

revitalized^US

put someone's nose out of joint

rubbed up the wrong way

spooked

acted as a incentive to

set up

acted as a stimulus to

revitalised^UK

antagonized^US

pressurized^US

favoured^UK

favored^US

added fuel to the flames

mobilised^UK

mobilized^US

setted one's teeth on edge

given someone the hump

antagonised^UK

pressurised^UK

tried the patience of

sticked in one's craw

made someone see red

acted as a impetus to

got across

cheered up

wakened up

gave someone the hump

gotten under your skin

made more exciting

given a shot in the arm to

gave a shot in the arm to

added fuel

gotten up

gave the incentive to

given the incentive to

shaken

shaken up

given a new lease of life to

gotten one started

gave a new lease of life to

driven to distraction

driven round the bend

gotten on one's nerves

gotten on your nerves

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Verb

tugged at your heartstrings

Past tense for to cause to feel upset or agitated

upset

unsettled

distressed

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

hurt somebody's feelings

biassed^UK

biased^US

made an impression on

turned someone's head

agonized^US

agonised^UK

pushed the buttons of

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“Understandably, the terrible news would greatly shake him up.”

Verb

stopped someone in their tracks

Past tense for to cause an unpleasant shock or surprise to

took your breath away

left aghast

perplexed

blew your mind

hit like a ton of bricks

setted someone back on their heels

knocked the stuffing out of

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

took the wind out of your sails

petrified

knocked over with feather

hit like ton of bricks

shook out of your complacency

scandalized^US

traumatized^US

scandalised^UK

traumatised^UK

antagonized^US

raised someone's eyebrows

antagonised^UK

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“All I wanted to do was shake him up a little, to put a scare into him by hauling him up before his superiors.”

Verb

Past tense for to make drastic changes to

“Even in the smallest ways in those first days, Roosevelt wanted to shake up the department and assert the reform agenda.”

Verb

Past tense for to mix or blend together

homogenized^US

homogenised^UK

synthesized^US

synthesised^UK

harmonized^US

harmonised^UK

hybridized^US

hybridised^UK

melted into one another

faded into one another

molt^US

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“Tightly close the bottle cover and shake up the ingredients until they are well blended.”

Verb

threw a monkey wrench into

(usually of a disease or condition) Past tense for to affect adversely

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

put out of commission

jeopardized^US

jeopardised^UK

vandalized^US

vandalised^UK

played merry hell with

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

drove a nail into the coffin of

torn

tore

driven a nail into the coffin of

gnew

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Verb

pulled the rug from under

Past tense for to overawe someone, especially with words or facts they may not fully comprehend

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

pulled the rug out from under

upset

disturbed

worried

put someone off their stroke

caused someone to lose their composure

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

stopped someone in their tracks

put out of countenance

hit like a ton of bricks

let down

gave a turn

caused to be at a stand

knocked for a loop

took by surprise

blew away

knocked the stuffing out of

mixed up

put someone off their stride

made someone scratch their head

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

exasperated

messed up

threw into a tizzy

filled with consternation

scared the bejesus out of

made someone jump out of their skin

scared to death

gave someone a fright

balked^US

setted someone back on their heels

baulked^UK

setted someone thinking

rubbed up the wrong way

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

put someone's nose out of joint

gotten on your nerves

got on your wick

given someone the hump

gave someone the hump

afflicted

got under your skin

gotten under your skin

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

made somebody's hackles rise

made your blood boil

tried your patience

ruffled one's feathers

gotten on one's nerves

hurt somebody's feelings

driven to distraction

given someone the pip

driven round the bend

drove round the bend

driven round the twist

drove round the twist

hit where one lives

rubbed you up the wrong way

rattled someone's cage

gotten up someone's nose

got up someone's nose

setted one's teeth on edge

tried the patience of

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

agonized^US

breathed down someone's neck

agonised^UK

sticked in one's craw

eaten at

ate at

got your hackles up

gotten your hackles up

drove you up the wall

driven you up the wall

made things hot for someone

made an enemy of somebody

sent into a spin

made it hot for someone

energized^US

pushed someon's buttons

gotten on the wrong side of

energised^UK

messed with one's head

got on the wrong side of

trod on someone's toes

trodden on someone's toes

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

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Verb

Past tense for to modify something after a thorough examination

modernised^UK

modernized^US

refitted

refurbished

adjusted

remodeled^US

remodelled^UK

Verb

Past tense for to shuffle something again, especially playing cards

Verb

Past tense for to stimulate or become stimulated

revitalised^UK

revitalized^US

energised^UK

energized^US

Verb

Past tense for to physically contort, especially due to a violent involuntary contraction of the muscles

Verb

Past tense for to treat with cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly

brutalised^UK

brutalized^US

victimised^UK

victimized^US

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Verb

made far-reaching changes in

Past tense for to radically or significantly change

revolutionised^UK

revolutionized^US

remodeled^US

remodelled^UK

reorganised^UK

reorganized^US

modernised^UK

modernized^US

recast

metamorphosed

remolded^US

remoulded^UK

broke with the past

Adjective

with one's stomach in knots

Emotionally defeated or dispirited

traumatised^UK

traumatized^US

agonized^US

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a flap

a bundle of nerves

having butterflies in the stomach

with your heart in your mouth

in a state of agitation

agonised^UK

racked with suffering

in a sweat

angst-ridden

put out of countenance

like a fish out of water

aghast

sweating bullets

in a state of nerves

like a cat on hot bricks

at the end of your tether

like a chicken with its head cut off

shaking in one's shoes

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

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Adjective

at the end of your tether

Frantic, furious, or wildly agitated

het up

having kittens

out of one's wit

not knowing what to do with oneself

knock-down-and-drag-out

woolly^UK

wooly^US

like Piccadilly Circus

hell broke loose

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Adjective

not knowing if one is coming or going

(of a person) Unable to think clearly

with Alzheimer's disease

bedeviled^US

woolly^UK

wooly^US

bedevilled^UK

in a state of confusion

not knowing if you are coming or going

made to scratch their head

had their heads messed with

besotted

caused to be at a stand

unable to believe your eyes

filled with astonishment

knocked for six

filled with amazement

openmouthed

lost for words

filled with awe

caught on the wrong foot

unable to believe one's ears

asea

sailing

adrift

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Adjective

Confused or perplexed