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Definition of Strike a chord
1. Verb. Create an emotional response. "The music struck a chord with the listeners"
2. Verb. Refer to or be relevant or familiar to. "I hope this message hits home!"
3. Verb. Evoke a reaction, response, or emotion. "The storyteller touched a chord"
Generic synonyms: Arouse, Elicit, Enkindle, Evoke, Fire, Kindle, Provoke, Raise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Strike A Chord
Literary usage of Strike a chord
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Psychology: A Study of Mental Life by Robert Sessions Woodworth (1921)
"Sometimes, indeed, we do make an actual motor response to two or more stimuli,
as when we strike a chord of several notes on the piano. ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1846)
"... yon've done for yourself." " Sorry for it," replied the cool old gentleman.
" I've sounded you, have I ? Oh ! did I try to strike a chord in that hollow ..."
3. A Text-book of Human Physiology: Designed for the Use of Practitioners and by Austin Flint (1876)
"If we now strike a chord in harmony with the undamped string, this chord will be
exactly returned by influence. In other words, a string may be made to ..."
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