trigger warning

[trig-er wawr-ning]

noun

1. 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: TW

   The header line of the blog post contains a trigger warning for rape.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trigger warning¹

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

Example Sentences

For the “Trigger Warning” actor, the perfect Sunday involves dinner with the fam, an energizing hike and adventures with her 6-year-old son.

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Her latest is Netflix’s “Trigger Warning,” which was released this summer.

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Friday’s defense filing also criticizes the suit for including “a bolded, legally irrelevant ‘trigger warning’ calculated to focus attention on its salacious and depraved allegations.”

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YouTube on Thursday removed the trigger warning it previously affixed to the trailer for the forthcoming "Joker: Folie à Deux" a day earlier though it's not entirely clear why.

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Upon reading the initial reports that the trigger warning had accompanied the trailer, I was pleasantly surprised.

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