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- Dictionaryprovocation/ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately: "you should remain calm and not respond to provocation" Similar
- 2. the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately: "walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled"
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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.
The meaning of PROVOCATION is the act of provoking : incitement. How to use provocation in a sentence.
PROVOCATION meaning: 1. an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry: 2. an action or statement that…. Learn more.
Provocation definition: the act of provoking. . See examples of PROVOCATION used in a sentence.
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.
A provocation makes someone angry or sometimes even violent. Telling a professional boxer how ugly he is would be considered a provocation — one that might get you punched in the face. Provocation is the act of provoking someone — doing something just to get a reaction.
noun. /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn/ /ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] 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.
