triggering

1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trigger

plural triggerings

1. The initiation of an event or process.

1. not comparableThat triggers or initiates.

   With assembly line consistency, Martin receives countless rejections from faceless editors—a triggering reminder for any literary hopeful navigating the modern culture industry.

   2020 October 13, Beatrice Loayza, “Jack London gets an Italian makeover in the tragic and romantic Martin Eden”, in AV Club

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   Not so very long ago, the notion of saliva was considered so triggering that the chicken chain KFC dropped its “finger-lickin’ good” catchphrase, calling it “the most inappropriate slogan for 2020.”

   2021 March 7, Tiffany Hsu, “Spit Swapping, Hard Pants and Hope: New Ads Envision Post-Pandemic Life”, in The New York Times, →ISSN