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jolt
nouns
a sudden jarring impact
"the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers"
jar,
jolt,
jounce,
shock
an abrupt spasmodic movement
jerk,
jerking,
jolt,
saccade
is derived from
jolty
verbs
move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
jar,
jolt
disturb (someone's) composure
"The audience was jolted by the play"
jolt
is a type of (narrower)
move deeply
"This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
disturb,
trouble,
upset
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