move
verb [T] (FEELINGS) /muːv/Definition
B2 to cause someone to have strong feelings, such as sadness, sympathy, happiness, or admiration: She said that she was deeply moved by all the letters of sympathy she had received. It was such a sad film that it moved him to tears (= made him cry).Making people sad, shocked and upsetInspiring feelings in others
(Definition of move verb (FEELINGS) 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)
- hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom
- horrify verb
- offend verb (UPSET)
- offense noun
- sear verb
- shake sb up phrasal verb
- shake/rock sth to its foundations idiom
- shocker noun
- sorrow verb
- sting verb (HURT)
- take sb aback phrasal verb
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