hit/touch a (raw) nerve
Definition
C2 to upset someone: She touched a raw nerve when she mentioned that job he didn't get.Making people sad, shocked and upset
(Definition of hit/touch a (raw) nerve from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aback adverb
- amiss adjective
- appal verb
- be laughing on the other side of your face idiom
- bother verb (WORRY)
- gnaw verb (FEEL WORRIED)
- go/fall to pieces idiom
- grieve verb
- haunt verb (REPEATEDLY TROUBLE)
- horrify verb
- hurt sb's feelings idiom
- offend verb (UPSET)
- offense noun
- shake sb up phrasal verb
- shocker noun
- sorrow verb
- sting verb (HURT)
- take sb aback phrasal verb
- tear sb apart phrasal verb
- toxic adjective (UNPLEASANT)
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