Usually means: Disturbed or agitated emotionally, mentally.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. shook-up, shook up: Merriam-Webster
  2. shook-up: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. shook-up, shook-up, shook up: Collins English Dictionary
  4. shook-up: Wordnik
  5. shook-up, shook up: Wiktionary
  6. shook-up, shook up: Dictionary.com
  7. shook up: Online Etymology Dictionary
  8. shook-up, shook up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shook up: Legal dictionary

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  1. shook up: Encyclopedia

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  1. shook up: Idioms

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▸ adjective:  (slang) Shaken; emotionally disturbed or agitated.

Similar:
thrown, turnt up, aquiver, rocking, chopping, shake-and-bake, tore up, shuffly, beat up, vertiginate, more...

Opposite:
calm, composed, collected, serene, tranquil

Phrases:
All Shook Up, more...


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Similar:
thrown, turnt up, aquiver, rocking, chopping, shake-and-bake, tore up, shuffly, beat up, vertiginate, more...

Opposite:
calm, composed, collected, serene, tranquil

Phrases:
All Shook Up, more...



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