triggered

English

Verb

triggered

1. simple past and past participle of trigger

Adjective

triggered (not comparable)

1. Having a trigger that reacts to some specific condition.

   a motion-triggered alarm

2. (Internet slang) Angered; agitated.
   • 2023 March 1, Mika Brzezinski, 1:16 from the start, in As DeSantis considers visiting key primary states, Trump continues his attacks‎^[1], MSNBC, archived from the original on 01 March 2023:

     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.

Derived terms

• edge-triggered
• level-triggered

 

Anagrams

• retrigged