1. evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; - Example: "this writer strikes a chord with young women" - Example: "The storyteller touched a chord" [syn: strike a chord, touch a chord]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
touch a chord
v 1: evoke a reaction, response, or emotion; "this writer
strikes a chord with young women"; "The storyteller touched
a chord" [syn: strike a chord, touch a chord]