jolted Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
    jar; jolt.
  2. verb disturb (someone's) composure
    jolt.
    • The audience was jolted by the play
  3. adjective satellite bumped or shaken jerkily
    • the jolted passengers
  4. adjective satellite disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
    shaken.
    • retrieved his named from her jolted memory
    • the accident left her badly shaken

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