triggered

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adjective

Having a trigger that reacts to some specific condition.

“a motion-triggered alarm”

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivetriggered (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a trigger that reacts to some specific condition.

    a motion-triggered alarm

  2. Internetnot comparableAngered; agitated.

    Mika: Willie, the Meatball is getting to him. He's obsessed with the Meatball. Although he won't stick with that name. Willie: No, he likes DeSanctimonious. I don't know. It's a mistake, I think. He's got better. Mika: Triggered.

    2023 March 1, Mika Brzezinski, 1:16 from the start, in As DeSantis considers visiting key primary states, Trump continues his attacks, MSNBC, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2023
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of trigger

Translations

Spanish activado por, detonado por
  • activado porhaving a trigger that reacts to some specific condition
  • detonado porhaving a trigger that reacts to some specific condition
  • chejeadoangered; agitated
  • tocadoangered; agitated
  • repateadoangered; agitated
Cite this entry
APA

triggered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triggered

MLA

“triggered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triggered. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triggered,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triggered.

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