"triggered" meaning in English

See triggered in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} triggered (not comparable)
  1. Having a trigger that reacts to some specific condition. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-triggered-en-adj-iINAb3Dy
  2. (Internet slang) Angered; agitated. Tags: Internet, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-triggered-en-adj-gE39gF6j

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} triggered
  1. simple past and past participle of trigger Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: trigger Derived forms: edge-triggered, level-triggered Translations (sense 1): activado por (Spanish), detonado por (Spanish) Translations (sense 2): chejeado [El-Salvador] (Spanish), tocado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-triggered-en-verb-L76jynn8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 23 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 18 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 15 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 18 73
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