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Strike a chord Common

Strike a chord has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

create an emotional response

"The music struck a chord with the listeners"

2

refer to or be relevant or familiar to

"I hope this message hits home!"

3

evoke a reaction, response, or emotion

"this writer strikes a chord with young women"

"The storyteller touched a chord"

4

To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.

Example Sentences
"The music struck a chord with the listeners" verb
"I hope this message hits home!" verb
"this writer strikes a chord with young women" verb
"The storyteller touched a chord" verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
resonate affect arouse
Rhyming Words
ord gord tord lord kord ford mord sord cord nord word bord fiord fjord soord dword chord noord exord oword
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