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

Example sentences from the Web for trigger warning

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

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