Jerk and Wavering

Jerk

Jerk noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.

Wavering and jerk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wavering" instead a noun "Jerk".

Wavering

Wavering noun - A state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action.

Jerk and wavering are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Jerk" instead a noun "Wavering".

Nearby Words: waver, wavered

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Eric spent most of the series wavering between jerkass and Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
  • Film / Black Rain He's wavering between being a flawed guy who tries to do something right and a selfish, self-righteous Jerk Ass making excuses for his own failings for most of the movie.
  • Literature / Cut And Run Though he's not so much evil as he is a somewhat unstable Jerk Ass with wavering loyalty and loose morality.Though he may cross the Moral Event Horizon when he blackmails Nick into helping him by threatening to murder Kelly in gory detail, but YMMV.
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