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Startlement

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surprisementnounThe state of being surprised; surprise.
surprisingCausing surprise.
shocknounA sudden, heavy impact.
shockernoun(colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles.
stoundnounAstonishment; amazement.
suddenOccurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
alarmnounAny sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
stunnounThe condition of being stunned.
surprisenounSomething unexpected.
joltnounAn act of jolting.
shell shocknoun(uncountable) A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle; it is not a current diagnosis in medicine, but it corresponds largely with the current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
surprisalnounAn information measure as equal in bits (binary digits) to the base-2 log of 1 over the probability, with the result that the number of choices equals 2ⁿ where n is the number of bits.
frightnounA state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
stunning(informal) Exceptionally beautiful or attractive.
shock to the systemnoun(idiomatic) something that has a sudden and usually unpleasant effect on someone.
countersurprisenounA surprise in response or opposition to another surprise.
jaw-droppernoun(informal) Something causing great awe or surprise; a shocker.
flabbergasternounA person, thing, fact or event that is flabbergasting, or that causes extreme shock.
stunlockverb(video games, transitive) To render (a character) unable to move or react by repeatedly hitting them and keeping them in a stunned state.
quellverb(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.

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