shook up

1 of 2

adjective

variants or less commonly shook-up

ˌshu̇k-ˈəp 

informal

: nervously upset : agitated, shaken

The driver of the southbound car was not injured but "was shook up from the ordeal," the department said.

—Amy B. Wang

shook up

2 of 2

past tense and chiefly dialectal past participle of shake up

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1550, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shook up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

shook-up

adjective

ˌshu̇k-ˈəp

: nervously upset : agitated