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Italian

scatenante

/skateˈnante/adjectiveC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 33,267

Meaning

triggering, inciting

  • causing something intense, harmful, or sudden to start; triggering

In a sentence

Lo stress cronico è stato il fattore scatenante della crisi.

Chronic stress was the triggering factor of the crisis.

Non conosciamo ancora l'evento scatenante di questa lite.

We still don't know the triggering event behind this argument.

Quali sono le cause scatenanti di queste allergie?

What are the triggers for these allergies?

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
scatenantemasculine · singular
scatenantefeminine · singular
scatenantimasculine · plural
scatenantifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Most frequently used in the fixed collocation 'fattore scatenante' (triggering factor) or 'causa scatenante'.

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