jarring

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb be incompatible; be or come into conflict
  2. verb move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
  3. verb shock physically

Etymology

From jar (“to clash, conflict, disturb”) + -ing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

clash, jar, collide

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