shaken

Etymology 1

Morphologically shake + -n.

verb

  1. past participle of shake

adj

  1. In a state of shock or trauma.
    We were left shaken by the revelations of abuse.
    The truth left many people shaken. They were shocked to realize that they'd been lied to about so many things. The Soviets began to reflect on what they understood about the history of the Communist Party. Five million out of the 19 million Party members publicly quit the CPSU before its collapse. April 01, 2020, Renxin, “Reflecting on History: From the Soviet Communist Party to the Chinese Communist Party”, in Minghui

Etymology 2

Japanese 車剣

noun

  1. A flat shuriken resembling a spiked wheel, as opposed to the longer stick-like kind.

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