Word Finder - triggered

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To fire a weapon.

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To initiate something.

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The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers.

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To spark a response, especially a negative emotional response, in (someone).

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This story contains a rape scene and may be triggering for rape victims.

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To activate; to become active.

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Having a trigger that reacts to some specific condition.

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a motion-triggered alarm

Was that what triggered his decision to leave?

He sensed the ward he triggered and waited.

We tend to notice every time the expected effect is triggered by the cause, but may not notice all the times it isn't.

Half a moment before she stepped through the portal, she triggered a magic alert that reverberated through him.

This kind of hunger is common and generally is what has triggered food riots, now and in the past.

It vibrates when the alarm system is triggered by baby's cries.

She turned away, embarrassed by the rush of excitement the action triggered.

This cataclysmic eruption may have been triggered by a menacing flyby, perhaps of a planet in a long period orbit around our sun.

Patients who develop the condition almost always suffer from Raynaud's phenomenon (blood vessel spasm triggered by cold weather) first.

She turned away, embarrassed by the rush of excitement the action had triggered.

This triggered a Master Warning, and also disconnected the autopilot.

High altitude pulmonary edema triggered by vocal cord stenosis.

Both level and edge triggered flip-flops can also be provided with an additional ENABLE input.

In such cases, an external strobe must be triggered from the internal flash via a slave sensor.

Lee's showing cost City £ 50,000 as it triggered a bonus transfer payment to Rotherham for his 23rd City appearance.

In June 1994, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Java triggered a tsunami that killed 200.

They can be both physically and mentally triggered events.

Perennial AR is often triggered by house dust, a complicated mixture of airborne particles, many of which are potent allergens.

The short-acting forms of beta-receptor agonists are the best choice for relieving sudden attacks of asthma and for preventing attacks triggered by exercise.

Melanin is triggered by aging skin, too.

Patients who develop the condition almost always suffer from Raynaud 's phenomenon (blood vessel spasm triggered by cold weather) first.

Lee 's showing cost City £ 50,000 as it triggered a bonus transfer payment to Rotherham for his 23rd City appearance.

She said in her view the expenses were triggered when the General Election was declared.

The instrument will be used to follow large-scale unfolding of a short protein triggered by breaking a disulfide bond.

The disturbances were triggered by clashes in Nottingham the previous week around which the press whipped up anti-black hysteria.

It may be easy for you to identify what event triggered potty training problems; in other cases, you may not be able to figure out what caused it.

Some also feature the ability to have adjustable snooze times, giving you more or less time to get out of bed before the alarm is triggered again.

More often than not the blisters disappear without treatment in two to 10 days, but the virus remains in the body, lying dormant among clusters of nerve cells until another outbreak is triggered.

However, if a patient has a seizure disorder, a seizure may be triggered by the flashing lights or hyperventilation.

Active immunity-Produced by the body when the immune system is triggered to produce antibodies, either by immunization or a disease.

Acne vulgaris is triggered by the hormonal changes that occur in puberty.

Sometimes this same series of reactions is triggered by harmless, everyday substances.

Once asthma is present, symptoms can be triggered or made worse if the child also has rhinitis (inflammation of the lining of the nose) or sinusitis.

Physical changes occur in the mother after birth, such as hormonal increases triggered by the infant licking or sucking her nipples and increased blood flow to her breasts when she hears the infant cry.

Instinctive behaviors triggered in the mother in response to the infant immediately after birth promote her bonding with the infant and thus support the infant's survival.

Active TB can be triggered when a person's immune system is weakened, such as from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), malnutrition, or alcohol abuse.

In rare instances, a child may have a hyperglycemic episode that is triggered by a stressful situation or a physically challenging situation such as another illness.

Transient hyperglycemia can be triggered by any type of stress that overtaxes the child's mental and physical resources.

When UV rays burn the skin, immune system defenses that identify the burned skin as foreign are triggered.

When this same series of reactions is triggered by harmless, everyday substances, it is called an allergy.

The family needs to be a part of therapy since familial stressors may have triggered trichotillomania.

Over a period of months, the hair loss may be subtle, but over time quite noticeable.This condition is thought to be triggered by intense stress on the body's physical or hormonal systems.

Finding a permanent solution to treat loss or increase hair growth is not an exact science, although innovative studies have proven that certain types of scalp stimulation triggered a significant growth in a percentage of hair loss clients.

The foreclosure process is triggered when you default on one or more mortgage payments.

If the pain is not constant, it will most likely be triggered by intercourse, ejaculation, or strenuous exercise.

They emit either a very loud siren, or voice alert whenever the alarm has been triggered.

Early stage development can be triggered by faces, lights and sounds.

This is because the immune system will constantly be triggered to counteract the offending food substance, and gradually an individual's immune response will be weakened.

The online magazine has dedicated an entire section to McCarthy's experience as a parent who believes that vaccines triggered the condition in her child.

Despite the mainstream medical opinion, the discredited study and the Vaccine Court ruling, a number of families believe that the MMR vaccine triggered their children's autism.