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   Prov·o·ca·tion

   /ˌprävəˈkāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately: "you should remain calm and not respond to provocation" Similar goadingproddingegging onincitementrousingstirringstimulationpromptinginducementencouragementurginginspirationstimuluspressureannoyanceirritationnettlingagitationvexationbeing rubbed up the wrong wayharassmentplaguingmolestationteasingtauntingtormentaffrontinsultsinformal:hassleaggravation
   • ▪ action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation: "the assault had taken place under provocation" Similar goadingproddingegging onincitementrousingstirringstimulationpromptinginducementencouragementurginginspirationstimuluspressureannoyanceirritationnettlingagitationvexationbeing rubbed up the wrong wayharassmentplaguingmolestationteasingtauntingtormentaffrontinsultsinformal:hassleaggravation
   • 2. testing to elicit a particular response or reflex: "twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio(n-), from the verb provocare (see provoke).

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   What does provocation mean?

   • He'll start a fight at the slightest provocation. (Definition of provocation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 激怒, 挑釁, 挑釁的話… 激怒, 挑衅, 挑衅的话… provocación… provocação… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! PROVOCATION definition: something you do that makes someone angry: . Learn more.

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   How do you describe a person's action as a provocation?

   • If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally. He denies murder on the grounds of provocation. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins! Collins! 1. 2.

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   What is despite provocation?

   • Definition of provocation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this without provocation He fired a shot without any provocation. despite provocation She observed great restraint despite provocation.

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   What does extreme provocation mean?

   • Both were trying to shake up capitalism by extreme provocation. And in fact, he has been exemplary under extreme provocation. If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally. He appealed his sending-off on the grounds of provocation.

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   noun [ C, U ] uk / ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. something you do that makes someone angry: He'll start a fight at the slightest provocation. (Definition of provocation from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   PROVOCATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. provocation. [ prov- uh - key -sh uh n ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. the act of provoking. provoking. something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates. Criminal Law. words or conduct leading to killing in hot passion and without deliberation. provocation. / ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃən / noun.

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   May 4, 2024 · noun. 1. the act of provoking or inciting. 2. something that causes indignation, anger, etc. 3. English criminal law. words or conduct that incite a person to attack another. Collins English Dictionary.

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   provocation meaning: something you do that makes someone angry: . Learn more.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English provocation prov‧o‧ca‧tion / ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ ə n $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [countable, uncountable] CAUSE an action or event that makes someone angry or upset, or is intended to do this → provoke without provocation She claims that Graham attacked her without any provocation.

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   Definitions of 'provocation' If you describe a person's action as provocation or a provocation, you mean that it is a reason for someone else to react angrily, violently, or emotionally. [...] More. Synonyms of 'provocation' • cause, reason, grounds, motivation [...] • offence, challenge, insult, taunt [...] More.