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What does What does the expression "triggered" mean please? With example if possible mean?
What does What does the expression "triggered" mean please? With example if possible mean?
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An expression showing being upset with something or someone. I'm so triggered. She's so triggered that she lost.
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Triggered generally means caused.
Example:
Germany invaded Poland, which triggered the start of world war 2.
Eating the peanuts triggered an allergic reaction, so now I have to go to the hospital.
It can also mean to set someone off or make them upset.
I told Jessica she was fat, which really triggered her. Now she's real mad.
It is also used often to talk about causing someone to relive traumatic stress from post traumatic stress disorder.
Jessica doesn't like to hear about rape, because she was raped in the past, and hearing about it triggers her. (triggers her post traumatic stress disorder.)
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In literature (Books, Novels, Poems) to be "triggered" means to be forcefully reminded or agitated by a memory. In this context someone could be triggered by a sound, sight, smell, taste, or touch.
this would be an example:
"The smell of baked bread triggered an emotion in Jason that he hadn't felt in a long time."
Another meaning of "triggered" is to 'set off'.
Example: "Indiana Jones accidentally triggered a booby trap."
In slang, "triggered" can be used to substitute the words mad, upset, or agitated.
Example: "The way that idiot was acting has me TRIGGERED!"
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