Usually means: Provoke a strong emotional response.
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  1. touch a raw nerve: Merriam-Webster
  2. touch a raw nerve: Collins English Dictionary
  3. touch a raw nerve: Wiktionary
  4. touch a raw nerve: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. touch a raw nerve: Encyclopedia

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  1. touch a raw nerve: Medical dictionary

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  1. touch a raw nerve: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (Touch a raw nerve)

verb:  Alternative form of touch a nerve [(idiomatic) To make a remark or perform a deed which produces a strong response, especially an emotional response such as anxiety or annoyance, because it calls to mind something which has been a source of concern or embarrassment.]

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