trigger warning

[ trig-er wawr-ning ]

/ ˈtrɪg ər ˌwɔr nɪŋ /

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noun

a stated warning that the content of the immediately following text, video, etc., may cause distressing psychological or physiological reactions, especially in people who have previously experienced a related trauma: The header line of the blog post contains a trigger warning for rape.Abbreviation: TW

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Origin of trigger warning

First recorded in 1990–95; trigger (in the sense “something that stimulates or initiates”)

Words nearby trigger warning

trigger-happy, triggerman, trigger mechanism, trigger plant, trigger point, trigger warning, trigger word, trigger zone, triglyceride, triglyph, trigo

How to use trigger warning in a sentence

Museum staff ultimately decided not to display those materials, and Cochran argues that using them in the film, particularly without a trigger warning, is insensitive.
The Outsider Unpacks the Controversy Behind the National September 11 Memorial & Museum|Sanya Mansoor|August 19, 2021|Time
There were also crashes not due to either mechanical or human error but to a lack of warning of dangerous conditions.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?|Clive Irving|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Suddenly, without warning, the whole feeling of the scene changes.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One report has the AirAsia Airbus flying at a speed very close to what would trigger a low speed stall.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The government continues to call for calm while warning people to be on their guard.
France’s Wave of Crazy-Terror Christmas Attacks|Christopher Dickey|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But we both know the warning signs and know what to do if that should happen.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is it true that whenever we are about to do an ill or unjust deed a shadow of the fruits it will bring comes over us as a warning?
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
"I ordered you not to come," said Aspinall: "I can still pull a trigger, Sir," replied the man.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
His repeated coughing seemed a constant warning that at any moment he might be vanquished in the struggle for becoming silence.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
I suppose that to most men such a warning would be a direct incitement to make the attempt.
Uncanny Tales|Various
Time and time again he had given warning of the approach of guerrillas, only to have his master meet them as friends.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn