en touch nerve

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Related terms

  • en get on someone's nerves ➜
  • en rub someone wrong way ➜
  • en annoyance ➜
  • en anxiety ➜
  • en concern ➜
  • en deed ➜
  • en embarrassment ➜
  • en emotional ➜
  • en remark ➜
  • sv kvicke (n) ➜
  • zh 觸碰 (v) ➜

Word forms

  • en hit nerve (v) ➜
  • en hit raw nerve (v) ➜
  • en strike nerve (v) ➜
  • en touch raw nerve (v) ➜

Synonyms

  • en upset (v, emotion) ➜
  • fr toucher la corde sensible (v) ➜

Antonyms

  • en strike chord (v) ➜
  • en strike chord ➜

Derived from

  • en nerve (n) ➜
  • en touch (v) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org touch a nerve
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