Definition of trigger warning - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

alertstatement alerting to potentially distressing content

The article included a trigger warning for graphic descriptions.
The video had a trigger warning for sensitive viewers.
She appreciated the trigger warning before the intense scene.

caution

content warning

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set off alarm bells

warning

trigger a warning signal

acr.

acr: trigger warning

message warns about content that may upset some people

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French:avertissement de contenu, ...
German:Warnhinweis, ...
Italian:avviso di contenuto, ...
Spanish:aviso de contenido, ...
Portuguese:aviso de conteúdo sensível, ...
Chinese:触发警告, ...
Japanese:警告, ...
Arabic:تَحْذير مِن المُحْتَوى, ...
Hebrew:אַזְהָרַת תּוֹכֶן, ...
Russian:триггерное предупреждение, ...
Ukrainian:попередження про тригер, ...
Hindi:पूर्व चेतावनी, ...
Bengali:সতর্কবার্তা, ...
Catalan:avís de contingut, ...
Czech:trigger warning, ...
Danish:trigger warning, ...
Dutch:triggerwaarschuwing, ...
Greek:προειδοποίηση για ευαίσθητο περιεχόμενο, ...
Hungarian:triggerfigyelmeztetés, ...
Khmer:ការព្រមានអំពីខ្លឹមសារបង្កការរំខានផ្លូវចិត្ត, ...
Korean:트리거 경고, ...
Persian:هشدار محتوای حساس, ...
Polish:ostrzeżenie o treści wyzwalającej, ...
Portuguese (BR):aviso de conteúdo sensível, ...
Romanian:avertizare de declanșare, ...
Swedish:varning för känsligt innehåll, ...
Thai:คำเตือนเนื้อหากระทบจิตใจ, ...
Turkish:tetikleyici uyarı, ...
Vietnamese:cảnh báo nội dung nhạy cảm, ...

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