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trigger warning

trigger warning noun: a notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.

Noun

trigger warning (plural trigger warnings)

  1. A notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.
    • One film presentation group for Teeth, which features rape scenes, also chose to include “trigger warnings” and bring in a representative from a sexual assault centre as a resource for the class.2013, Aalya Ahmad, “When the Women Think: Teaching Horror in Women's and Gender Studies”, in Aalya Ahmad, Sean Moreland, editors, Fear and Learning: Essays on the Pedagogy of Horror, McFarland &...
    • I applaud the sensitivity and awareness demonstrated by those who take the time to put a trigger warning, for example, on a link posted on Facebook dealing with issues such as sexual abuse or violence.2013, Caitlin Still, “The trouble with trigger warnings”, Honi Soit, University of Sydney, week 2, semester 2, page 14
    Synonyms:
    content warning

Synonyms of trigger warning

Forms of trigger warning

pluraltrigger warnings

Questions about trigger warning

What does trigger warning mean?
Trigger warning means a notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.
What part of speech is trigger warning?
Trigger warning is a noun.
What is the plural of trigger warning?
The plural of trigger warning is trigger warnings.

Words near trigger warning in the dictionary

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  6. trigger warning
  7. trigger warnings
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  10. Trigger's broom
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