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touched

touched

3.7
Deeply moved by feelings, often by a kind act or praise
  • adjective
  • /tʌtʃt/
translation icon : conmovido
  • After listening to the heartfelt story, the audience was visibly touched.

It's it's amazing that how we're touched by people that we we never meet, right?

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Examples

  • That's someone's life has been profoundly touched because of my existence.

  • I just want to say how touched I am that you are all still here.

  • And I, I was really touched by that.

  • I am amazingly touched to hear that I am.

  • Like, he's really touched by the film and touched by this experience.

  • And, and I mean, he, he clearly was touched spiritually by it.

  • I was deeply touched by the kindness of strangers during my difficult time.

  • She felt genuinely touched when her friends organized a surprise party for her.

Synonyms

moved to tears
vstouched
5 4.3

Feeling strong emotion that makes you cry

describes deep feeling that may not reach the point of crying
deeply affected
vstouched
5 4.3

Feeling very sad or moved by something

is about deep feeling that also leads one to respond
moved
vstouched
3.6

Feeling a strong emotion because something touched your heart

implies becoming so affected that one acts or responds
stirred
vstouched
3.7

Moved by something touching or exciting

is deeper and usually includes a call to respond
affecting
vstouched
4.4

Causing strong feelings of sadness or sympathy

is broader emotional impact that also may prompt a response

Antonyms

8 5.1

Not showing strong feelings or any visible reaction

How Moved

stirred
3.7
touched
3.7
moved
3.6
affected
3.6

Surface Forms

touched positive

Morphology

touched = touch (semi-transparent) = touch + ed

The emotional sense of 'touched' is derived from the physical sense of 'touch', but involves a metaphorical extension.

Etymology

Touched comes from the old verb touch, which meant to 'strike' or 'feel' with the hand. People began to use 'touch' for emotional contact, like 'touching' someone's heart, so touched now means deeply moved by feeling.