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jarringly adverb uk /ˈdʒɑː.rɪŋ.li/ us /ˈdʒɑːr.ɪŋ.li/ in a way that is jarring (= having a strong and unpleasant effect because it is so different from what is usual or expected that it seems wrong): The song feels jarringly out of place here. The precarious co-existence of different cultures is jarringly apparent wherever you go. He looks his age, jarringly so, since we still think of him as a young man. The final story is so jarringly different in tone and subject that it should not have been included. The tone shifts, jarringly, from arch to earnest. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Balance and imbalance accord with something align axisymmetric balance (something) out/up balance of power harmoniously harmonization harmonize harmony imbalance non-symmetrical nonequilibrium off balance on an even keelidiom one man's loss is another man's gainidiom trade something off unbalance unharmonious well balanced well rounded |