hair trigger Antonyms

Meaning of hair trigger

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hair trigger (n)

a gun trigger that responds with little pressure

hair trigger

delicately adjusted or easily disrupted, a gun trigger so adjusted as to permit the firearm to be fired by a very slight pressure, immediately responsive to the slightest stimulus, immediately responsive

hair trigger Sentence Examples

  1. The soldier's hair-trigger reflex allowed him to respond instantaneously to the enemy's attack.
  2. The politician's hair-trigger temper flared up at the slightest provocation.
  3. The gun's hair-trigger mechanism made it prone to accidental discharge.
  4. The team's hair-trigger offense exploded for a quick touchdown.
  5. The hair-trigger panic button triggered the emergency lockdown procedure.
  6. The stock market's hair-trigger volatility made investors nervous.
  7. The hair-trigger sensitivity of the alarm system startled the occupants.
  8. The child's hair-trigger imagination turned everyday objects into fantastical creatures.
  9. The hair-trigger laughter of the audience sent shockwaves through the theater.
  10. The hair-trigger reaction between the chemicals created an instant explosion.

FAQs About the word hair trigger

a gun trigger that responds with little pressuredelicately adjusted or easily disrupted, a gun trigger so adjusted as to permit the firearm to be fired by a ver

hypersensitive, oversensitive, supersensitive, precise, receptive, sensitive, discerning, perceptive, acute, piercing

insensitive, dead, numb, insensitive, numb, fading, dull, dulled,bad, dull

The soldier's hair-trigger reflex allowed him to respond instantaneously to the enemy's attack.

The politician's hair-trigger temper flared up at the slightest provocation.

The gun's hair-trigger mechanism made it prone to accidental discharge.

The team's hair-trigger offense exploded for a quick touchdown.