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   provocation

   /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. action or speech that makes someone 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. the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately: "walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled"
   • 3. 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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   The meaning of PROVOCATION is the act of provoking : incitement. How to use provocation in a sentence.

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   PROVOCATION definition: 1. an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry: 2. an action or statement that…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   PROVOCATION meaning: 1. an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry: 2. an action or statement that…. Learn more.

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   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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   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.

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   Provocation is the act of provoking someone — doing something just to get a reaction. During election season, opponents sometimes use provocation to try to ruin one another's reputation. However, sometimes it backfires and the one doing the provoking, looking like a bully, loses votes.

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   Define provocation. provocation synonyms, provocation pronunciation, provocation translation, English dictionary definition of provocation. n. 1. The act of provoking or inciting. 2. Something that provokes. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016...

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    See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun provocation? How is the noun provocation pronounced? Where does the noun provocation come from?

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › provocationProvocation Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    PROVOCATION meaning: an action or occurrence that causes someone to become angry or to begin to do something