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to shock someone in order to change their behaviour or way of thinking: The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience (= make people feel guilty and take action). jolt someone into/out of something.
to ( cause something or someone to) move suddenly and violently: The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards. The truck jolted along the rough track through the field. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making short, sudden movements. aquiver. choppily. choppiness. convulse. convulsion. flick. jar. jerkily. jerkiness. jerky
1. : an abrupt, sharp, jerky blow or movement. awoke with a jolt. 2. a (1) : a sudden feeling of shock, surprise, or disappointment. the news gave them a jolt. (2) : an event or development causing such a feeling. the defeat was quite a jolt. b. : a serious setback or reverse. a severe financial jolt. 3.
to shock someone in order to change their behaviour or way of thinking: The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience (= make people feel guilty and take action). jolt someone into/out of something.
noun. a jolting shock, movement, or blow: The automobile gave a sudden jolt. an emotional or psychological shock: The news of his arrest gave me quite a jolt. something that causes such a shock: The news was a jolt to me. a sudden, unexpected rejection or defeat: Their policy got a rude jolt from the widespread opposition. Slang. a prison sentence.
adjective. bumped or shaken jerkily. “the jolted passengers”. synonyms: agitated. physically disturbed or set in motion. adjective. disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock. “retrieved his named from her jolted memory”.
To move or dislodge with a sudden, hard blow; strike heavily or jarringly: jolted his opponent with a heavy punch; an impact that jolted the mailbox loose. 2. To cause to move jerkily: stops and starts that jolted the passengers.
