What does strike a nerve mean?

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strike a nerve

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

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strikes a nerve (present, singular) striking a nerve (participle, present) struck a nerve (past) struck a nerve (participle, past) stricken a nerve (archaic, participle)

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