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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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   What does despite provocation mean?

   • 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. They seem ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

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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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   Where did provocation come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun provocation is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for provocation is from before 1425, in Northern Pauline Epistles. provocation is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French provocation; Latin prōvocātiōn-, prōvocātiō.

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   without provocation He fired a shot without any provocation. despite provocation She observed great restraint despite provocation. They seem ready to fight at the slightest provocation. So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.

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   1 day ago · noun. 1. the act of provoking. 2. something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates. 3. Criminal Law. words or conduct leading to killing in hot passion and without deliberation.

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    There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun provocation, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. provocation has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. ecclesiastical law (Middle English) ecclesiastical (Middle English) law (late 1600s) immunology ...