HIT / TOUCH A (RAW / SENSITIVE) NERVE

Meaning of HIT / TOUCH A (RAW / SENSITIVE) NERVE in English

to mention a subject that makes sb feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc. :

You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TOUCH — I. ˈtəch, dial ˈtech or ˈtich verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Middle English tochen, touchen, from Old French tochier, tuchier, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — I. ˈsen(t)səd.iv, -n(t)s(ə)tiv also -n(t)stəv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sensitif, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, of sensation, receiving …
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RAW — I. ˈrȯ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrēaw, hrǣw; akin to Old High German hrō …
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NERVE — I. ˈnərv, -ə̄v, -əiv noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, string, …
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HIT — I. ˈhit, usu -id.+V verb ( hit ; hit ; hitting ; hits ) Etymology: Middle English hitten, from Old …
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SENSITIVE — (a.) Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation.
Английский словарь Webster
SENSITIVE — (a.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.
Английский словарь Webster
SENSITIVE — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — ( a. ) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOUCH — — touchable , adj. — touchableness, touchability , n. — toucher , n. — touchless , adj. /tuch/ , v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — — sensitively , adv. /sen"si tiv/ , adj. 1. endowed with sensation; having perception through the senses. 2. readily or …
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RAW — — rawish , adj. — rawishness , n. — rawly , adv. — rawness , n. /raw/ , adj., rawer, …
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NERVE — /nerrv/ , n. , v. , nerved, nerving . n. 1. one or more bundles of fibers forming part of …
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HIT — — hitless , adj. — hittable , adj. — hitter , n. /hit/ , v. , hit, hitting , n. …
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TOUCH — I. ˈtəch verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin * toccare to knock, strike a bell, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — I. ˈsen(t)-sə-tiv, ˈsen(t)s-təv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin sensitivus, probably alteration of sensativus, from sensatus sensate …
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RAW — I. ˈrȯ adjective ( raw·er ˈrȯ(-ə)r ; raw·est ˈrȯ-əst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrēaw; akin to Old High …
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NERVE — I. ˈnərv noun Etymology: Latin nervus sinew, nerve; akin to Greek neuron sinew, nerve, nēn to spin — more at …
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HIT — I. ˈhit verb ( hit ; hit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta …
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Webster English vocab
SENSITIVE — adj serving to affect the sense; sensible. 2. sensitive ·adj having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, …
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RAW — superl not covered; bare. 2. raw ·superl not tanned; as, raw hides. 3. raw ·superl bald. 4. raw ·superl sore, …
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NERVE — noun audacity; assurance. 2. nerve ·noun a sinew or a tendon. 3. nerve ·noun one of the nervures, or veins, …
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HIT — pron it. 2. hit ·impf & ·p.p. of hit. 3. hit ·- 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of hide, contracted from …
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TOUCH — [touch] vb [ME, fr. OF tuchier, fr. (assumed) VL toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, prob. of imit. origin] …
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RAW — [raw] adj raw.er ; raw.est [ME, fr. OE hreaw; akin to OHG hro raw, L crudus raw, cruor blood, Gk …
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HIT — [hit] vb hit ; hit.ting [ME, fr. OE hittan, fr. ON hitta to meet with, hit] vt (bef. 12c) 1 …
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SENSITIVE — sensitive BrE AmE ˈsen t s ət ɪv -ɪt- AmE \ -ət̬ ɪv ▷ sensitive|ly li ▷ sensitive|ness nəs nɪs …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NERVE — nerve BrE AmE nɜːv AmE nɝːv ▷ nerved nɜːvd AmE nɝːvd ▷ nerves nɜːvz AmE nɝːvz ▷ nerving ˈnɜːv ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOUCH — / tʌtʃ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb WITH HAND / PART OF BODY 1. [ vn ] to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — / ˈsensətɪv; NAmE / adjective TO PEOPLE'S FEELINGS 1. sensitive (to sth) aware of and able to understand other people …
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RAW — / rɔː; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective FOOD 1. not cooked : raw meat These fish are often …
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NERVE — / nɜːv; NAmE nɜːrv/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] any of the long threads that carry …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOUCH — I. touch 1 S2 W2 /tʌtʃ/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ touched , ↑ untouched , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SENSITIVE — sen ‧ si ‧ tive S3 W3 /ˈsensətɪv, ˈsensɪtɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ sensible , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAW — I. raw 1 W3 /rɔː $ rɒː/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hreaw ] 1 . …
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NERVE — I. nerve 1 S3 W3 /nɜːv $ nɜːrv/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ nervous , ↑ …
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAW — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of food) uncooked. 2 in the natural state; not processed or manufactured (raw sewage). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NERVE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits impulses of sensation or motion between …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOUCH — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) very open to or acutely affected by external stimuli or mental …
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RAW — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of food) uncooked. 2 in the natural state; not processed or manufactured (raw sewage). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NERVE — n. & v. n. 1 a a fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits impulses of sensation or motion between …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIT — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOUCH — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more …
Oxford English vocab
SENSITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (often foll. by to) very open to or acutely affected by external stimuli or mental …
Oxford English vocab
RAW — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (of food) uncooked. 2 in the natural state; not processed or manufactured (raw sewage). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
NERVE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a fibre or bundle of fibres that transmits impulses of sensation or motion between …
Oxford English vocab
HIT — v. & n. --v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1. tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. …
Oxford English vocab
TOUCH — ( touches, touching, touched) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SENSITIVE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you are sensitive to other …
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RAW — ( rawer, rawest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Raw materials or …
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NERVE — ( nerves) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Nerves are long thin …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIT — ( hits, hitting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'hit' …
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RAW — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Raw materials or substances …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a controversial/sensitive issue (= an issue that causes strong feelings and arguments ) ▪ Abortion …
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RAW — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES new/raw/fresh recruit (= one who is completely untrained ) ▪ Drill sergeants have eight weeks …
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NERVE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blood/nerve/brain/muscle etc cell ▪ No new brain cells are produced after birth. brain/liver/nerve …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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