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    trig·ger
    [ˈtriɡər]
    noun
    trigger (noun) · triggers (plural noun)
    1. a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun:
      "he pulled the trigger of the shotgun"
      • an event or circumstance that is the cause of a particular action, process, or situation:
        "the trigger for the strike was the closure of a mine"
    verb
    trigger (verb) · triggers (third person present) · triggered (past tense) · triggered (past participle) · triggering (present participle)
    1. cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist:
      "an allergy can be triggered by stress or overwork"
      • cause (a device) to function.
        Similar:
        set going
      • (of an event or situation) cause (someone) to do something:
        "the death of Helen's father triggered her to follow a childhood dream and become a falconer"
      • (especially of something read, seen, or heard) distress (someone), typically as a result of arousing feelings or memories associated with a particular traumatic experience:
        "she started crying and told me that my news had really triggered her" · "people ask how much I weigh but I won't talk about numbers because I know that triggers me"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from dialect tricker, from Dutch trekker, from trekken ‘to pull’.
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