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triggery

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Easily triggered; tending to go off very frequently.
  2. Tending to upset.

Examples

“The last⟳ thing you want⟳ is a threshold that is too triggery (one that goes off too many times) or a threshold that won’t go off until the entire building burns to the ground.”
“A trigger warning serves as a heads up that the post⟳ contains some possibly upsetting material. Triggery subjects include⟳, but are not limited to, pregnant women, children, clinic protesters, insensitive people, ... anniversaries, etc.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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