triggered

American  

[trig-erd] / ˈtrɪg ərd /

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of trigger.

Other Word Forms

• untriggered adjective

Etymology

Origin of triggered

trigger ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The violence appears to have been triggered by recent incidents in the village, including rumours of sudden cattle deaths and the illness and death of a local man named Pustun Birua.

From BBC

He conceded that bonds didn’t work in 2022, as they fell along with stocks as sticky inflation triggered a string of Federal Reserve rate hikes.

From MarketWatch

Its rise in sales comes as the company, alongside rivals like Nestle, remains embroiled in a series of infant formula recalls that have triggered 60 countries to issue warnings or pull labels off the shelf.

From The Wall Street Journal

In laboratory research, myopia can be triggered in animal models through visual deprivation or the use of negative lenses, and these two methods are believed to involve different neuronal pathways.

From Science Daily

When the team applied a negative voltage across the membrane, it triggered a chemical reaction inside the nanopore.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• bring about
• cause
• generate
• produce
• prompt
• provoke
• set off
• spark
• start