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jar
verb [I or T] (NOT PLEASANT) /dʒɑːr/
/dʒɑːr/ (-rr-)Definition
› If a sight, sound, or experience jars, it is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on something or someone: The harsh colours jarred the eye. A screech of brakes jarred the silence.Making people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of jar verb (NOT PLEASANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Making people sad, shocked and upset
Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- amiss adjective
- appal verb
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bother verb (WORRY)
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- go/fall to pieces idiom
- grieve verb
- haunt verb (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify verb
- offend verb (UPSET)
- offense noun
- shake sb up phrasal verb
- shocker noun
- sorrow verb
- sting verb (HURT)
- take sb aback phrasal verb
- tear sb apart phrasal verb
- toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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