1. (

• jolt ,
• jar

) move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion ;

2. (

• jolt

) disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by the play" ;

1. (

• jolted

) bumped or shaken jerkily; "the jolted passengers" ;

2. (

• jolted ,
• shaken

) disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken" ;