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The word was properly being used. The definition of triggered is "anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reacti
by TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
The word was properly being used. The definition of triggered is "anything, as an act or event, that serves as a stimulus and initiates or precipitates a reaction or series of reactions."[1] Definitions also change over time, and the colloquial definition of the word seems to be shifting to "Getting filled with hate after seeing, hearing or experiencing something you can't stand."[2]
[1] http://www.dictionary.com/browse/triggered http://www.dictionary.com/browse/triggered
[2] https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Triggered https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Triggered
- rev_bird 9y agoThis seems like a disingenuous decontextualization of what was said. Your link to dictionary.com says this: >to initiate or precipitate (a chain of events, scientific reaction, psychological process, etc.) "Psychological process," in this case, is what I was talking about, and what I think the original commenter was referring to. "Trigger warnings" aren't warning you that you might feel "anything that will cause a reaction," they're to help people suffering with PTSD avoid having a panic attack. I agree that the colloquial definition is trending the way you describe, and I think it's irresponsible to just sit and watch it happen without speaking up in favor of the more specific psychological definition.
- WaxProlix 9y agoHey, it's exhausting work dealing with these kinds of people and I see you doing it in this thread; thanks for it, and keep it up.