jarring

adj. grating, discordant, dissonant; nerve-racking, irritating; shaking, jolting; conflicting, opposing

v. make a discordant sound; rattle, shake; cause to vibrate; have an irritating or unpleasant effect

Adjective
1. making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"
(similar) cacophonous, cacophonic
2. characterized by rough motion; "a bumpy ride"
(synonym) bumpy, jolting, jolty
(similar) rough, unsmooth

Noun
1. a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) amphora
(part-meronym) lid
2. the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
(synonym) jarful
(hypernym) containerful
3. a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt"
(synonym) jolt, jounce
(hypernym) bump, blow
(derivation) jolt
Verb
1. be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"
(synonym) clash, collide
(hypernym) conflict
2. move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
(synonym) jolt
(hypernym) move
(derivation) jolt, jounce
3. shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
(synonym) shake up, bump around
(hypernym) move, displace
4. affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
5. place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"
(hypernym) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
(derivation) jarful

(n.)
Discord; a clashing of interests.
  

(n.)
A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a steamship, caused by its engines.
  

(a.)
Shaking; disturbing; discordant.
  

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Jar
  

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Synonyms and related words:
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