# shaken

Pronunciation: say "SHAY-kuhn" /ˈʃeɪ.kən/

## Verb

1. Past participle of shake. — past participle of shake
   - Simple: Past participle of shake. Use this form after have, has, had, or been.
   - _The medicine should be shaken well before each dose._
   - _By dawn the earthquake had shaken loose several tiles from the roof._

## Adjective

2. Emotionally distressed or unsettled in the aftermath of a frightening or shocking experience.
   - Simple: Feeling upset and frightened after something scary or shocking has happened.
   - _The witnesses looked visibly shaken as they left the courtroom._
   - _Deeply shaken by the news, she sat in silence for an hour._

## Noun

Pronunciation: say "SHAH-ken" US /ˈʃɑkɛn/, UK /ˈʃɑːkɛn/

3. A flat throwing weapon shaped like a spiked wheel, distinct from the longer, stick-like form of shuriken.
   - Simple: A flat throwing star shaped like a spiked wheel, not the long stick kind.
   - _She practiced throwing the shaken until it stuck in the post every time._
   - _The museum displayed several shaken alongside other concealed weapons._

## Origin

**Meanings 1–2** — Formed from "shake" with the suffix "-n".
**Meaning 3** — Borrowed from Japanese 車剣.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shaken (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).