See jolt in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To cause to experience a sudden momentary shock:
electrify, shock1, startle. See excite, surpriseTo proceed with sudden, abrupt movements:
bump, jerk. See repetition
noun
Violent forcible contact between two or more things:
bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, percussion, shock1, smash. See conflictSomething that jars the mind or emotions:
blow2, shock1. (Psychiatry) trauma. See strike
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