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    [Adjective]  | "trig*gered" | \ ˈtri-gər \


    1: released, initiated, or set off by a trigger

    2: equipped with a trigger

    3: occurring in response to a stimulus typically perceived as negative or harmful


    Origin: 1806 ;

    [Verb]  | "trigger" 


    1: to release or activate by means of a trigger; especially : to fire by pulling a mechanical trigger

    2: to cause the explosion of

    3: to initiate, actuate, or set off by a trigger


    Origin: 1902 ;

    [Noun]  | "trig*ger" | \ ˈtri-gər \


    1: a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially : the part of the action moved by the finger to fire a gun

    2: a similar movable part by which a mechanism is actuated

    3: something that acts like a mechanical trigger in initiating a process or reaction


    Origin: 1621 ;

     Alteration of earlier tricker, from Dutch trekker, from Middle Dutch trecker one that pulls, from trecken to pull {mat|trek|};

    [Verb]  | "triggered" 


    1: to cause to function;


      * e.g., " ... mold triggers my allergies "





    [Verb]  | "trigger" 


    1: to cause to function;


      * e.g., " ... mold triggers my allergies "





     [ "triggered" ]

    1: To get mad at a small or impractical thing.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you just assume my gender? 


     [ "triggered" ]

    2: Or just get completely pissed, most people who get triggered are easily offended.

      * e.g.,  ... FUCK YOU ASSHOLE, I'M TRIGGERED!! 

     [ "triggered" ]

    1: something that triggers ur negative emotions

      * e.g.,  ... kid 1: i ate ur sanwich 

     [ "triggered" ]

    1: andrew c

      * e.g.,  ... andrew stop being sooooo triggered u bitch 

     [ "triggered" ]

    1: when someone tells you something that makes you feel a certain emotion of rage and or it is used as a meme on twitter.

      * e.g.,  ... "Charlotte was triggered when someone called her a whore." 

     [ "triggered" ]

    1: when a person is angry or mad

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: "You better run man!" 

     [ "triggered" ]

    1: mad

      * e.g.,  ... she is triggered 

     [ "Triggered" ]

    1: An emotional/psychological reaction caused by something that somehow relates to an upsetting time or happening in someone's life. This reaction is often found to happen in war veterans, people suffering with PTSD, depression, and other mental disorders.

      * e.g.,  ... "Jim gets easily triggered." 

     [ "Triggered" ]

    1: ) *popular and well known definition* triggered is when someone gets offended or gets their feelings hurt, often used in memes to describe feminist, or people with strong victimization. (the use of this word through social media is generally ableist.) ) *actaul definition of triggered* trigger is something that sets off a memory tape or flashback transporting the person back to the event of her/his original trauma.

      * e.g.,  ... ) lol this 'feminazi' is sooo triggered cus I told her to make me a sandwich!! Lol😂😂 ) *man who fought in the Iraq war comes back on 4th of July* "Glad to be home." *fireworks goes off and the man suddenly has a panic attack, cannot breath and is suffocating on the floor* *in the hospital* "Sir, it is apparent that the due to very traumatic events you experienced in the war, you have severe PTSD. And we believed that fireworks triggered you to have a panic attack. I'm sorry sir." 


     [ "Triggered" ]

    2: trauma in the form of flashbacks or overwhelming feelings of sadness, anxiety, or panic. The brain forms a connection between a trigger and the feelings with which it is associated, and some triggers are quite innocuous. For example, a person who smelled incense while being raped might have a panic attack when he or she smells incense in a store. Triggers are very personal, and generally people with severe PTSD or/and anxiety can be triggered by everyday things.

     [ "Triggered" ]

    1: Getting filled with hate after seeing, hearing or experiencing something you can't stand.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1 posts something on the internet. 

     [ "triggerism" ]

    1: Triggerism is a condition In which you tend to get triggered a lot, you can also use it to insult other people or make fun of them.

      * e.g.,  ... George pointed to two people fighting in the corridor and screamed "TRIGGERISMMNM" to his friend emma 

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