strike a blow strike • strike a chord · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · strike a blow · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) affect adversely. Synonyms: strike a blow. Example: "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws." · · Verb Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077