touched
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touched
- /tʌt͡ʃt/
Rhymes with -ʌtʃt
adjective more touched · most touched
- Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by). I was touched that he should remember my birthday.
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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."
Similar: retarded, touched in the head
verb
- simple past and past participle of touch
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: moved, affected, insane, fey, colorful, colored, coloured, brushed, grazed, in color, stirred, tinged, flattered, sensed, thrilled, concerned
Translations
Talk about this word "touched." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/touched. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. touched. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/touched "touched." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/touched.Cite this
@misc{touched_2026,
title = {touched},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/touched},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
