triggered

12 8.6

Feeling very upset or hurt by something that reminds you of past pain

adjective
/ˈtrɪɡərd/

Slang

: ofendido

I feel so triggered when I hear people talking about my past experiences.

And then you won't have been triggered and you'll listen to me.

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Examples

Because I've read that more actually young women are triggered by today's politics.
Her comments about failure made me triggered because of my previous struggles.
Right now we're so hate on hate triggered, right?

GaryVee
those of us who are triggered by the fear of losing control,
You know, I'm triggered when often they mean I'm offended.
OK, maybe something a little less triggering for you, Bixby.
That's so it's a little bit of a triggering topic for me actually.
She said she finds it like triggering Charles.
Don't confuse the triggered memories for regret.
Seeing that old photo really triggered painful memories from my childhood.

Synonyms

offended

vstriggered

229 2.3

Feeling hurt because someone said or did something rude

is a stronger, trauma-related upset often used informally online

provoked

vstriggered

14 3.9

Feeling angry because someone on purpose annoyed you

is an automatic emotional upset often tied to past trauma reminders

stung

vstriggered

12 4.7

Feeling hurt and angry because someone treated you badly

is more about deep distress from reminders rather than anger

injured

vstriggered

7 3.3

Feeling hurt or offended by what someone says

is intense distress often linked to past trauma and used informally online

Antonyms

calm

680 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

How Upset

distressed

49 2.9

triggered

Slang

12 8.6

upset

∞ 1.0

offended

229 2.3

annoyed

143 1.0

irritated

56 3.1

calm

680 1.0

Surface Forms

triggered positive

Morphology

triggered = trigger (transparent) = trigger + ed

The adjective is the past-participial/adjectival form of the verb 'trigger' (cause + -ed), and the meaning 'emotionally upset' is a direct extension of 'caused to react'.

Etymology

Triggered comes from trigger, the small part of a gun you pull to make it fire. A helpful way to remember it is that to 'trigger' something means 'to set off' or start it, so feeling triggered means a thing or memory has started a strong emotional reaction, often a reminder of a past bad experience.