ive been seeing this word "triggered " in use lately , what does it mean. ill put it in a scentance

[AllaN01Bear]

here.
the man was "triggered " by todays events . is it a noun , verb clause ? thanks in advance .

[SheltieLover]

1. If a person is suffering with PTSD, their malignant memorirs can be triggered

By any situation, person, circumstance, or sensory experience related to their traumatic event, conscious or unconscious.

I hope that helps.

[rickyhall]

2. A Psychotic Break can triggered (Criminal Minds).

[Deminpenn]

3. "triggered" is a verb

and is related to PTSD/PTSD conditions as SheltieLover posted above.

[Progressive Jones]

4. It's lower class right winger speak. nt

[obamanut2012]

7. No it isn't

Trauma trigger or trigger is not a "lower class right winger" thing, not even close.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

9. Right-wingers use it to mean offending left-wingers

It's somewhere between "offending" and "owning" - but I agree that it was originally meant to refer to PTSD.

[Shermann]

11. Yes the "triggered feminist" is a right wing meme nt

[secondwind]

8. Wut? 😮

[stillcool]

5. something...a smell, a sound, the heat

the date, can be anything triggers a memory. It brings you back to a traumatic experience, and once your mind is back there it's difficult to be in the moment.

[magicarpet]

6. Triggered,... To be provoked into taking swift action remedy an unfavorable or displesurable event.

Often done impulsively or in a hot headed manor.

[Klaralven]

10. 3: to cause an intense and usually negative emotional reaction in (someone)

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trigger