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1. Making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
   "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the pavement"

1. Be incompatible; be or come into conflict
   "These colours jar";
   - clash, collide
    
2. Move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
   - jolt
    
3. Shock physically
   - shake up, bump around
    
4. Affect in a disagreeable way
   "This play jarred the audience"
    
5. Place in a cylindrical vessel
   "jar the jam"

See also: cacophonic, cacophonous

Type of: affect, conflict, displace, impress, lay, move, place, pose, position, put, set, strike

Encyclopedia: Jarring