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Startle
Startle Star"tle, n.
A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm,
surprise, or apprehension of danger.
After having recovered from my first startle, I was
very well pleased with the accident. --Spectator.
StartleStartle Star"tle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Startled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Startling.] [Freq. of start.]
To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at
destruction? --Addison. Startle
Startle Star"tle, v. t.
1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to
frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to
surprise.
The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes
assume bodies need not startle us. --Locke.
2. To deter; to cause to deviate. [R.] --Clarendon.
Syn: To start; shock; fright; frighten; alarm.
Meaning of Startle from wikipedia
- with
negative affect.
Usually the
onset of the
startle response is a
startle reflex reaction. The
startle reflex is a
brainstem reflectory reaction (reflex)...
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startle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
startle response is an
unconscious defensive response to
sudden or
threatening stimuli.
Startle may...
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startling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Startling may
refer to: "Pandemic 2: The
Startling", an
episode of
South Park
Startling Stories...
- a
subsequent strong reflex-eliciting
stimulus (pulse),
often using the
startle reflex. The
stimuli are
usually acoustic, but
tactile stimuli (e.g. via...
- "exaggerated surprise") is a
neurological disorder characterized by a
pronounced startle response to
tactile or
acoustic stimuli and an
ensuing period of hypertonia...
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Startle-evoked
movement (SEM or startReact) is the
involuntary initiation of a
planned action in
response to a
startling stimulus.
While the
classic startle...
- Fear-potentiated
startle (FPS) is a
reflexive physiological reaction to a
presented stimulus, and is an
indicator of the fear
reaction in an organism...
-
Deimatic behaviour or
startle display means any
pattern of
bluffing behaviour in an
animal that
lacks strong defences, such as
suddenly displaying con****uous...
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Startled Insects,
later known as The Insects, are an
instrumental English pop-jazz band.
Startled Insects began around 1983 in Bristol, England, as a...
- in (adduction)
crying (usually) It is
distinct from the
startle response.
Unlike the
startle response, the Moro
reflex does not
decrease with repeated...
