Touched

//tʌt͡ʃt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of touch form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).

    "I was touched that he should remember my birthday."

  2. 2
    Slightly mentally deficient; touched in the head.

    ""Don't you see he is a lunatic, prince?" whispered Evgenie Pavlovitch in his ear. "Someone told me just now that he is a bit touched on the subject of lawyers, that he has a mania for making speeches and intends to pass the examinations. I am expecting a splendid burlesque now.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion wordnet
  2. 2
    slightly insane wordnet
  3. 3
    having come into contact wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
affectedinsaneabjectabnormalaffectedaffected

Example

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"When the body is touched, receptors in the skin send messages to the brain causing the release of chemicals such as endorphins."

Related phrases

touched in head

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