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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
startled
    adj 1: excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick
           involuntary movement; "students startled by the teacher's
           quiet return"; "the sudden fluttering of the startled
           pigeons"; "her startled expression"
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Startle \Star"tle\ (st[aum]r"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   Startled (st[aum]r"t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Startling
   (st[aum]r"tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.]
   To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
   [1913 Webster]

         Why shrinks the soul
         Back on herself, and startles at destruction?
                                                  --Addison.
   [1913 Webster]
Thesaurus Results for Startled:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
affrighted, alarmed, alerted, aroused, bowled down, consternated, daunted, dismayed, disquieted, electrified, frightened, in a fright, in a funk, jarred, jolted, shaken, shocked, shook, staggered, taken aback
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