# touched

Pronunciation: say "TUCHT" /tʌt͡ʃt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of touch. — simple past and past participle of touch
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of touch. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Her speech touched on the budget without offering many details._
   - _The fragile exhibits must not be touched by visitors._

## Adjective

2. Moved emotionally, especially feeling gratitude or sympathy, in response to something kind or affecting.
   - Simple: Feeling warm emotion because someone was kind or did something moving.
   - _The retiring teacher was visibly touched by the standing ovation._
   - _I was deeply touched that strangers had donated so generously._
3. Somewhat mentally unbalanced or eccentric; not entirely sound in the mind.
   - Simple: Acting strange or not quite right in the mind.
   - _Everyone in the village agreed the old recluse was a bit touched._
   - _Years of isolation had left him slightly touched, muttering at the walls._

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