Meanings
nountrigger point (plural trigger points)
plural trigger points
- An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.
The unbalanced terms of the treaty was a trigger point for the war.
1 more example
Me wanting to spend time with other people is a big trigger point for him.
Synonyms: trigger, provocation
- A hyperirritable spot in the skeletal muscle; a point in tender muscle that tends to elicit pain upon pressure or touch.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.
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Translations
Catalan desencadenant, punt gallet
- desencadenantevent, arrangement or provocation — see also trigger
- punt gallethyperirritable spot
Finnish laukaisija, syy
- laukaisijaevent, arrangement or provocation — see also trigger
- syyevent, arrangement or provocation — see also trigger
- liipaisinpistehyperirritable spot
French déclencheur, point-détente
- déclencheurevent, arrangement or provocation — see also trigger
- point-détentehyperirritable spot
- point-gâchettehyperirritable spot
Spanish punto gatillo
- punto gatillohyperirritable spot
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APA
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“trigger point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigger%20point. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trigger point,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigger%20point.
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