| has gloss | (verb) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
impress, strike, affect, move |
| lexicalization | eng: affect |
| lexicalization | eng: impress |
| lexicalization | eng: move |
| lexicalization | eng: strike |
| has subclass | (verb) impress or affect deeply; "The event engraved itself into her memory"
engrave |
| has subclass | (verb) render speechless, as by surprising or shocking; "we were struck dumb by the candidate's announcement"
strike dumb |
| has subclass | (verb) strike suddenly and with force; "This show zaps the viewers with some shocking scenes"
zap |
| has subclass | (verb) affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"
jar |
| has subclass | (verb) refer to or be relevant or familiar to; "I hope this message hits home!"
strike home, strike a chord, hit home, strike a note |
| has subclass | (verb) affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl"
smite |
| has subclass | (verb) make gloomy or depressed; "Their faces were clouded with sadness"
cloud |
| has subclass | (verb) move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
pierce |
| has subclass | (verb) impress positively; "The young chess player impressed her audience"
impress |
| has subclass | (verb) overwhelm emotionally; "Her swept her away"
sweep off, sweep away |
| has subclass | (verb) move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
disturb, trouble, upset |
| has subclass | (verb) affect emotionally; "A stirring movie"; "I was touched by your kind letter of sympathy"
touch, stir |
| has subclass | (verb) arouse sympathy or compassion in; "Her fate moved us all"
move |
| has subclass | (verb) make unhappy; "The news of her death saddened me"
sadden |
| has subclass | (verb) make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated; "the boring work alienated his employees"
alienate |
| has subclass | (verb) affect in a contagious way; "His laughter infects everyone who is in the same room"
infect |
| has subclass | (verb) cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me"
surprise |
| has subclass | (verb) produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
instill, impress, ingrain |
| has subclass | (verb) make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts"
awaken |