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strike a chord
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  strike a chord - create an emotional response; "The music struck a chord with the listeners"resonate, come across - be received or understood | | 2. |  strike a chord - refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"hit home, strike a note, strike homeimpress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd" | | 3. |  strike a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"touch a chordarouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
strike a chord
strike a chord (with someone)To elicit or trigger a strong emotional response to something; to be very poignant. Thank you for speaking, your words really struck a chord. The film still strikes a chord with younger audiences, even after all these years.See also: chord, strikestrike a chord (with someone)Fig. to cause someone to remember something; to remind someone of something; to be familiar. The woman in the portrait struck a chord with me, and I realized that it was my grandmother. His name strikes a chord, but I don't know why.See also: chord, strikestrike a chordTrigger a feeling or memory, as in That poem strikes a chord in all those touched by the Holocaust. This term alludes to striking the strings or keys of a musical instrument. [First half of 1800s] Also see strike the right note. See also: chord, strikestrike a chord or touch a chord COMMON If something strikes a chord or touches a chord, it makes you respond in an emotional way, usually because you understand and identify with it. The case has shocked America and struck a chord with every parent of a young child. Little wonder that the play touched such a responsive chord in the hearts of both the young and the old.See also: chord, strikestrike (or touch) a chord say or do something which affects or stirs the emotions of others.See also: chord, strikestrike/touch a ˈchord (with somebody) say or do something which speaks directly to somebody’s emotions or memories: His war poetry struck a chord with people who remembered that period.See also: chord, strike, touchEncyclopediaSeechordstrike a chord
Synonyms for strike a chordverb create an emotional responseRelated Wordsverb refer to or be relevant or familiar toSynonyms- hit home
- strike a note
- strike home
Related Wordsverb evoke a reaction, response, or emotionSynonymsRelated Words- arouse
- elicit
- evoke
- provoke
- enkindle
- kindle
- fire
- raise
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