26984 words

jarring

4 definitions • 7 examples
1
a jarring sight, sound, or experience is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on something or someone:

Examples:

a jarring cry/chord
jarring colours
a jarring experience
2
wrong or unsuitable:

Examples:

a jarring contrast
3

Examples:

a jarring tackle/collision
4
different from surrounding or usual things, or disagreeing with others, and therefore surprising or upsetting:

Examples:

a jarring succession of images
The band took a new, if jarring, approach to this music.

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