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Definition of Rattled
1. Adjective. Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; ('rattled' is an informal term).
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Discomposed
Definition of Rattled
1. Verb. (past of rattle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rattled
1. rattle [v] - See also: rattle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rattled
Literary usage of Rattled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"The strongest manifestation of Insanity which he gives, or which the record
discloses, Is that he says: "The first I noticed of her being rattled was about ..."
2. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas Hobbes (1844)
"He smote was with a spear into the brain ; Antilochus the man that smote him was.
His armour rattled on him as he fell, 430 As if some tow'r had fall'n. ..."
3. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America by Seismological Society of America (1917)
"Most of the reports agree that houses were shaken more or less violently, and
loose objects, such as dishes and windows, etc.. rattled, accompanied in many ..."
4. The Works of Virgil by Virgil (1891)
"She said: but Opis, shooting down through the light airy regions of the sky,
rattled along, her body wrapped around in a black whirlwind. ..."
5. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Temple Hornaday (1908)
"... and a Maze of Coat-pockets—The Choya Peak—Hard Travelling for Human Feet—Two
Sheep Sighted—A Run for Them—Bad Shooting and a Badly rattled Sportsman—Mr. ..."
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