jarring
adjective
[ ˈdʒɑːrɪŋ ]
• incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.
• "the telephone struck a jarring note in those Renaissance surroundings"
• causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration.
• "the van came to a jarring halt"
jar
verb
• send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).
• "he jarred the knee in training"
• have an unpleasant or disturbing effect.
• "a laugh which jarred on the ears"
Similar:
grate on,
set someone's teeth on edge,
irritate,
annoy,
upset,
irk,
exasperate,
nettle,
vex,
disturb,
rattle,
discompose,
jangle,
rile,
aggravate,
get on someone's nerves,
get someone's goat,
Origin:
late 15th century (as a noun in the sense ‘disagreement, dispute’): probably imitative.
