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English noun: provocation | |||
| 1. | provocation (act) unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment | ||
| Synonyms | aggravation, irritation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aggression | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aggro, last straw, taunt, taunting, twit | ||
| 2. | provocation (motive) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action | ||
| Synonyms | incitation, incitement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mental energy, psychic energy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | signal | ||
| 3. | provocation (communication) needed encouragement | ||
| Samples | The result was a provocation of vigorous investigation. | ||
| Synonyms | incitement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | encouragement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | subornation | ||
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