trigger point
English
Noun
trigger point (plural trigger points)
- An event, arrangement, provocation, etc. that leads a certain, generally violent or angered, action to be taken.
- Synonyms: trigger, provocation
- The unbalanced terms of the treaty was a trigger point for the war.
- Me wanting to spend time with other people is a big trigger point for him.
- A hyperirritable spot in the skeletal muscle; a point in tender muscle that tends to elicit pain upon pressure or touch. Wp
Translations
event, arrangement or provocation — See also translations at trigger
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hyperirritable spot
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Further reading
- “trigger point”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “trigger point”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “trigger point”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary