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Meaning of triggering in English

triggering
adjective
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uk
/ˈtrɪɡ.ər.ɪŋ/ us
/ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
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causing a strong emotional reaction of fear or worry because someone is made to remember something bad that has happened in the past:
For people with PTSD, loud noises can be triggering.
a triggering experience
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Saddening, shocking and upsetting
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(Definition of triggering from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指因為讓他人回憶起過去發生的可怕事件而）觸發強烈情緒反應的…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
（尤指因为让他人回忆起过去发生的可怕事件而）触发强烈情绪反应的…
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