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triggered
[ trig-erd ]
adjective
- started, set in motion, or released by a specified thing or in a specified way:
I saw an article online about obesity-triggered heart disease.
When any of the cameras detects a motion, the LCD screen displays live video from the triggered camera.
- fired or exploded by pulling a trigger or releasing a triggering device:
One of the triggered missiles blew up in the second level of the building, injuring three people.
- having an intense negative emotional reaction to something, usually something connected with past trauma or a bad experience:
When a stressful social encounter makes me feel triggered and panicky, I try to distance myself from the situation.
Consider using a triggered state, such as anger or anxiety, as a signal to yourself to pause and relax.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of trigger.
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ٰ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of triggered1
Example Sentences
However, she wrote, "this then triggered a whole series of correspondence, the outcome of which, is that no one seems to know who is responsible for the shipwreck," said the coroner.
The incident triggered a large law enforcement response and the closure of North Soto Street in both directions, according to helicopter footage captured by KTLA.
On Nov. 22nd, a single case of screwworm in Chiapas, a Mexican state at the border with Guatemala, triggered an American ban on imports of beef that transited through or came from Mexico.
The fighting has reportedly left more than 150,000 people dead and triggered a humanitarian disaster, with 4.8 million people displaced and 19.5 million - half of the population - in need of some form of aid.
"Everything is on the table, our food system, our water, our air, different ways of parenting, all the kind of changes that may have triggered this epidemic," Kennedy later told Fox News.
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