touch a chord


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Related to touch a chord: struck a chord
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Verb1.touch a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotiontouch a chord - evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched a chord"
strike a chord
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
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