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    poignant

    poignant - 365bet中国官方网站 definition and meaning for word poignant

    Definition
    (adj) arousing affect
    Synonyms : affecting , touching
    Example Sentence
    • the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene
    • poignant grief cannot endure forever
    • his gratitude was simple and touching
    Definition
    (adj) keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
    Example Sentence
    • poignant anxiety
  •    Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for poignant

    sounds like "pregnant", think what the situation of a woman would be who is pregnant and watching a video of a "woman giving birth".. obviously gr8 but painful as well

    POIGNANT sounds like POINT. I picture E.T. and Elliott pointing and touching index finger tips during that POIGNANT, famous scene.

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    Poise is something related to "great coolness and composure under strain" --poignant is somthing opposite to that..which implies Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings.

    poignant = poem + igniting = igniting sadly poetic feelings

    poignant poig( poison) + aunty; Aunty is poisonous i.e giving distress to us.

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