AWL Sublist 9 · Academic Word

trigger

/ˈtrɪɡər/ Syllables: trig·ger

English Illustration

Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

To cause something to start suddenly; a stimulus that initiates a process or reaction.

Synonyms

spark provoke initiate

Antonyms

prevent suppress

Translations

trigger in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

يطلق، يحفز

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

التسبب في بدء شيء ما فجأة، أو محفز يبدأ عملية.

Easy Explanation

To trigger means to cause something to start. Budget cuts can trigger protests when students fear reduced services on campus.

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Memory TipPull the trigger — one action sets a chain of events in motion.

Contextual Examples

The retracted paper triggered intense debate about reproducibility standards in social science.

Policy changes may trigger migration flows that reshape regional enrolment in universities.

Automated alerts trigger when server loads exceed thresholds during final exam submission periods.

Word Families & Pronunciation