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- [trig-er]
- /ˈtrɪg ər/
- /ˈtrɪɡ.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trig-er]
- /ˈtrɪg ər/
Definitions of triggered word
- noun triggered a small projecting tongue in a firearm that, when pressed by the finger, actuates the mechanism that discharges the weapon. 1
- noun triggered a device, as a lever, the pulling or pressing of which releases a detent or spring. 1
- noun triggered anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions. 1
- noun triggered Slang. triggerman. 1
- verb with object triggered to initiate or precipitate (a chain of events, scientific reaction, psychological process, etc.): Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration. 1
- verb with object triggered to fire or explode (a gun, missile, etc.) by pulling a trigger or releasing a triggering device: He accidentally triggered his rifle. 1
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Origin of triggered
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; earlier tricker < Dutch trekker, equivalent to trekk(en) to pull + -er -er1
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Parts of speech for Triggered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
triggered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
triggered usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for triggered
verb triggered
- actuated — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- fathered — a male parent.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- innerved — Simple past tense and past participle of innerve.
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