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 | ||