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stirred

stirred

3.7
Moved by something touching or exciting
  • adjective
  • /stɜrd/
translation icon : conmovido
  • Her touching speech about overcoming adversity left everyone in the room stirred with hope.

Always there's something I had settled before that is now stirred up again, something I'd gotten rid of that has returned.

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Examples

  • The documentary about wildlife conservation stirred a deep sense of empathy in the audience.

  • The moving performance of the orchestra stirred feelings of nostalgia among the audience.

  • Finally, may you be stirred to seek truth and dare to speak truth to power.

  • And so we are we are stirred, we are well stirred in certain senses.

  • But what does my death matter if through US, thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?

  • We've seen average citizens, average people from New Haven, stirred to act, merchants, lawyers, sailors, shoemakers, students.

Synonyms

deeply affected
vsstirred
5 4.3

Feeling very sad or moved by something

is an emotional reaction that is often strong but sometimes milder
stirred up
vsstirred
1 4.4

Feeling very upset or excited and restless

is about being emotionally affected without the agitated excitement
touched
vsstirred
3.7

Deeply moved by feelings, often by a kind act or praise

is similar but can be less likely to cause a response
moved
vsstirred
3.6

Feeling a strong emotion because something touched your heart

is the general emotional effect, not necessarily as intense every time
captivated
vsstirred
3.9

Very interested and pleased so you cannot stop watching or listening

is more about being emotionally affected rather than mainly fascinated
stimulated
vsstirred
3.7

Feeling excited and interested after hearing or seeing something

is more about being personally moved by touching or exciting causes
aroused
vsstirred
5.6

Feeling excited in a strong emotional or physical way

is about an emotional impression rather than physical or general stimulation

Antonyms

indifferent
46 4.4

Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something

unmoved
8 5.1

Not showing strong feelings or any visible reaction

Idioms

stirred up
1 4.4

Feeling very upset or excited and restless

How Moved

moved
3.6
stirred
3.7
touched
3.7
unmoved
8 5.1

Surface Forms

stirred positive

Morphology

stirred = stir (semi-transparent) = stir + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'stir' + '-ed', but the adjectival meaning 'emotionally moved' is a figurative extension of the physical sense and may not be obvious from the physical meaning alone.

Etymology

Stirred comes from the old verb stir, which meant 'to move' or 'shake'. Picture someone stirring a pot — that motion can also 'shake' or move your feelings. So, to be stirred is to have your feelings moved or touched.