Defenition of the word provoke

• Defenition of the word provoke

  • To cause (a person) to become angry.
  • To bring about a reaction.
  • call forth; of emotions, feelings, and responses; "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  • annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"
  • call forth; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
  • provide the needed stimulus for
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  • annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
  • evoke or provoke to appear or occur
  • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • annoy continually or chronically

Synonyms for the word provoke

• • arouse
  • beset
  • call forth
  • chevvy
  • chevy
  • chivvy
  • chivy
  • elicit
  • enkindle
  • evoke
  • fire
  • harass
  • harry
  • hassle
  • kick up
  • kindle
  • molest
  • plague
  • raise
  • stimulate

Hyponyms for the word provoke

• • agitate
  • anger
  • ask for
  • bedevil
  • bruise
  • crucify
  • discomfit
  • discompose
  • disconcert
  • draw
  • dun
  • entice
  • excite
  • fire up
  • foment
  • frustrate
  • goad
  • haze
  • heat
  • hurt
  • ignite
  • incite
  • infatuate
  • inflame
  • injure
  • instigate
  • interest
  • invite
  • jog
  • lure
  • needle
  • offend
  • overcome
  • overpower
  • overtake
  • overwhelm
  • pick
  • prick
  • rag
  • rejuvenate
  • rekindle
  • set off
  • shake
  • shake up
  • shame
  • spite
  • stimulate
  • stir
  • stir up
  • strike a chord
  • sweep over
  • tempt
  • torment
  • touch a chord
  • untune
  • upset
  • wake
  • whelm
  • wound

Hypernyms for the word provoke

• • annoy
  • bother
  • cause
  • chafe
  • challenge
  • create
  • devil
  • do
  • get at
  • get to
  • gravel
  • irritate
  • make
  • nark
  • nettle
  • rag
  • rile
  • vex

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