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triggered

triggered

8.6
Feeling very upset or hurt by something that reminds you of past pain
  • adjective
  • /ˈtrɪɡərd/
  • Slang
translation icon : 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?

  • 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

injured
vstriggered
4 3.3

Feeling hurt or offended by what someone says

is intense distress often linked to past trauma and used informally online
offended
vstriggered
3 2.3

Feeling hurt because someone said or did something rude

is a stronger, trauma-related upset often used informally online
stung
vstriggered
4.7

Feeling hurt and angry because someone treated you badly

is more about deep distress from reminders rather than anger
provoked
vstriggered
3.9

Feeling angry because someone on purpose annoyed you

is an automatic emotional upset often tied to past trauma reminders

Antonyms

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

How Upset

distressed
35 2.9
triggered
  • Slang
8.6
upset
1.0
offended
3 2.3
annoyed
77 1.0
irritated
44 3.1
calm
735 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.