as in hypersensitive
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Recent Examples of hair-trigger
Both failed to fire, and the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, with a hair-trigger temper, began caning the would-be assassin.
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Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
And though a restless, hair-trigger sort of mood has enveloped Madrid for much of the season, their campaign retains considerable promise.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 10 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has refined every aspect of this controller and added some great new additions like adjustable-tension thumbsticks, even shorter hair-trigger locks, USB-C, and Bluetooth connectivity.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Fortunately, there is a lot of physical stuff in ‘Planes, Trains’ and a lot that turns on a combination of sight gags and the comedians’ hair-trigger timing.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The building is infamously stubborn, with decades-old antibodies on hair-trigger alert for anything too radical.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Other than that explosive, hair-trigger temper evidenced above.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
The bedrock of Canada’s collective tranquility is the knowledge that misbehavior will not be tolerated, and, as in hockey, violations of the code of conduct will be met with hair-trigger aggression.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Byrne’s performance has a hair-trigger impulsiveness to match.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
And though a restless, hair-trigger sort of mood has enveloped Madrid for much of the season, their campaign retains considerable promise.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 10 Feb. 2025
Microsoft has refined every aspect of this controller and added some great new additions like adjustable-tension thumbsticks, even shorter hair-trigger locks, USB-C, and Bluetooth connectivity.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
Fortunately, there is a lot of physical stuff in ‘Planes, Trains’ and a lot that turns on a combination of sight gags and the comedians’ hair-trigger timing.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The building is infamously stubborn, with decades-old antibodies on hair-trigger alert for anything too radical.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Other than that explosive, hair-trigger temper evidenced above.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
The bedrock of Canada’s collective tranquility is the knowledge that misbehavior will not be tolerated, and, as in hockey, violations of the code of conduct will be met with hair-trigger aggression.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Byrne’s performance has a hair-trigger impulsiveness to match.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hair-trigger
Adjective
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IgE can bind to the surface of mast cells or basophils (types of white blood cells) and trigger hypersensitive reactions in response to allergens.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
8 Sep. 2024
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Which might explain why Trump’s executive order immediately handed the hypersensitive task of inspecting museum exhibits for ideology to his vice president.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whitney Fields, 38, from Austin, was fed up with contacts scratching her supersensitive eyes.—
Julia Ries,
SELF,
9 Sep. 2024
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The problem is that investors are supersensitive to the Fed’s views.—
James Mackintosh,
WSJ,
22 June 2021
Adjective
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Most commenters on the TSR post agreed that Yung Miami meant no disrespect and that Lizzo was being a little oversensitive.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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The 8th and 9th are full of good energy, but everyone seems to be feeling oversensitive near the 13th.—
Katharine Merlin,
Town & Country,
1 Sep. 2023
Adjective
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The most selective institutions sometimes take a more cautious approach to deferrals, particularly when managing precise class sizes or specialized programs.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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How To Translate Old-Fashioned Measurements Since measurements weren’t standardized, old-fashioned recipes often relied on household items instead of precise measuring tools.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Hair-trigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hair-trigger. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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