Definitions from Wiktionary (startle)

▸ verb:  (intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To deter; to cause to deviate.
▸ noun:  A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger.
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