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jarred
/dʒɑɹd/
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What does jarred mean?
verb
- simple past and past participle of jar
adjective
- Contained in a jar.
- Feeling shaken or uncomfortable.
More meanings (2)
adjective
- (slang) Drunk.
proper noun
- A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew], variant of Jared.
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IPA pronunciation
/dʒɑɹd/
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The voices of Edna’s disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night.
The incongruity between the unashamed statues and this serene incarnation of holy womanhood jarred upon him for the instant.
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Lydgate, startled and jarred, looked up in silence for a moment, like a man who has been disturbed in his sleep.
She shocked no canon of taste; she was admirably in keeping with herself, and never jarred against surrounding circumstances.
It was but the usage of thought which had been jarred in her at hearing good new words in bad old notes.