I don't want to risk our plan just because you are trigger-happy!
Source: tatoeba (2136511)
Trigger-happy
Synonyms for "trigger-happy" (51 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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27 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 動輒開槍的 /动辄开枪的 adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- 好動武的 /好动武的 adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
- 好战的 adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
- 好鬥的 /好斗的 adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
Danish
1 entries- skydegal adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Dutch
1 entries- schietgraag adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Finnish
2 entries- liipaisinherkkä adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- väkivaltainen adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
French
4 entries- folle de la gâchette adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- fou de la gâchette adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- gâchette facile adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- impulsif adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
German
4 entries- impulsiv adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
- leicht auf achtzig adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
- schießfreudig adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- schießwütig adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Greek
3 entries- αψίθυμος adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- πολεμοχαρής adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
- φιλοπόλεμος adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Italian
1 entries- grilletto facile adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
Polish
2 entries- nieobliczalny adj (inclined to behave recklessly)
- nieodpowiedzialny przy spuście adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Spanish
1 entries- gatillo fácil adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Swedish
1 entries- skjutglad adj (having a tendency or desire to shoot a firearm irresponsibly)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
A great loss of human life was reported due to trigger-happy shooting.
Source: tatoeba (2758570)
The bystanders were indiscriminately gunned down by trigger-happy gang members.
Source: wiktionary
Crime is increasing / Trigger happy policing / Panic is spreading / God knows where we're heading
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.