trigger
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈtrɪɡər/
- The power is recognizing that that's a trigger and it's not a tunnel.
- asthma triggers
- possible trigger
- stress triggers
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Watch on YouTubeHow do you tell people to handle their triggers if you see an image?
- How do you tell people to handle their triggers if you see an image?
- I think you're looking for the triggers to create success.
- All of these are triggers if I know what I want.
- But one of the great triggers of doubt is progress.
- So that just means it requires the right trigger for it to come out.
- It's that these weird things are the triggers of history.
- I forgave you, but it's there are triggers that come up for me.
- And so investigate your triggers, investigate what that is.
- We all know that the families hold the biggest triggers for all of us.
- It can influence your behavior in in many cases, triggers can stimulate trauma.
- So this stuff can all be a trigger and we hold on to it.
- People are just obviously it's trigger points that's people are seeing.
- A timer ticking down is an action trigger date starting.
- Who's going to you have all of these triggers and a real loss of control.
- Triggers of success, triggers of weight pours, triggers of failure.
Examples
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Anything that will take your mind off the triggers that are causing you stress.
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And they learn what triggers you and they learn what matters to you.
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So that just means it requires the right trigger for it to come out.
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I wanted to see if it was still a trigger for you.
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Answer In principle, these violations are a trigger for an international response.
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All of these are triggers if I know what I want.
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The square on the left-hand side represented the beginning point or possible trigger for the problems.
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So, your mind is trying to protect you, make you safe by creating certain emotional triggers.
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And so investigate your triggers, investigate what that is.
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The loud noise acted as a trigger that caused the dog to bark frantically.
Synonyms
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4.7
The act of beginning something such as a project
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5.7
A step that makes something start, often at the beginning
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6.8
An action that makes something happen
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small metal device that holds plutonium and starts a nuclear explosion when explosives squeeze it
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trigger later came to mean any event that 'pulls' a chain of actions, again from an old word like trekken 'to pull'. So a trigger is an event or action that sets a process in motion.