shook-up
adjectiveHow many syllables in shook-up?
There are 2 syllables in the word shook-up.Divide shook-up into syllables:
shook · up
How to pronounce shook-up:
Definition of shook-up:
- shook-up (adjective):
- nervously upset agitated
Synonyms for shook-up:
aflutter
aggrieved
antsy
anxious
apprehensive
atwitter
bothered
concerned
disquieted
distraught
distressed
disturbed
dithery
edgy
flustered
foreboding
freaked
freaked-out
fretful
fretting
goosey
hesitant
het up
hinky
hung up
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Antonyms for shook-up:
calmed
calmed down
placated
soothed
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