daze vs startle

daze

noun
  • The state of being dazed 

  • A glittering stone. 

verb
  • To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear 

startle

noun
  • A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. 

verb
  • To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start. 

  • To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. 

How often have the words daze and startle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )