Defenition of the word provocation

• Defenition of the word provocation

  • unfriendly behavior that aggravates or irritates someone
  • a means of arousing or stirring to action
  • needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
  • unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
  • something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
  • needed encouragement

Synonyms for the word provocation

• • aggravation
  • annoyance
  • frustration
  • incitement
  • irritant
  • irritation

Similar words in the provocation

• • provocation
  • provocation's
  • provocations

Hyponyms for the word provocation

• • aggro
  • last straw
  • signal
  • subornation
  • taunt
  • taunting
  • twit

Hypernyms for the word provocation

• • aggression
  • encouragement
  • mental energy
  • psychic energy

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