jolted
AdjectiveUS[johl-tid]/ˈdʒoʊltɪd/2 syllables
Synonyms:
shaken
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Adjective (2)
- bumped or shaken jerkily“the jolted passengers”Opposite unagitatedSimilar agitated
- disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock“retrieved his named from her jolted memory”“the accident left her badly shaken”Synonyms: shakenOpposite unagitatedSimilar agitated
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“jolted” is listed under Jolt.
Jolt (jōlt), intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Jolted; present participle & verbal noun Jolting.]
Origin: Prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and orig. meaning, to knock on the head. See Jowl.
To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54