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   provocation

   /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately: "you should remain calm and not respond to provocation" Similar goadingproddingegging onincitementrousingstirringstimulationpromptinginducementencouragementurginginspirationstimuluspressureannoyanceirritationnettlingagitationvexationbeing rubbed up the wrong wayharassmentplaguingmolestationteasingtauntingtormentaffrontinsultsinformal:hassleaggravation
   • ▪ action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation: "the assault had taken place under provocation" Similar goadingproddingegging onincitementrousingstirringstimulationpromptinginducementencouragementurginginspirationstimuluspressureannoyanceirritationnettlingagitationvexationbeing rubbed up the wrong wayharassmentplaguingmolestationteasingtauntingtormentaffrontinsultsinformal:hassleaggravation
   • 2. the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately: "walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled"
   • 3. testing to elicit a particular response or reflex: "twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio(n-), from the verb provocare (see provoke).

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   How do you describe a person's action as provocation?

   • 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. The soldiers fired without provocation. The chief of police has condemned this weekend's protest as deliberate provocation.

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   What does provocation mean?

   • n. 1. The act of provoking or inciting. 2. Something that provokes. [Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocation, from Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōn-, a challenging, from prōvocātus, past participle of prōvocāre, to challenge; see provoke .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is a provocation in boxing?

   • 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.

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   What are the principles of provocation in law?

   • Let’s look at the principles of provocation in law, according to the three main scenarios (that I can think of): provocation by violence, by words and (controversially) by sexual infidelity. Most of us learn in primary school (or, if you’re like me and have two siblings, continue learning well into your twenties) that “But he/she hit me first!”

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   Provocation is an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry or annoyed. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of provocation with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Provocation is a noun that means a reason for someone to react angrily, violently, or emotionally. It can also refer to something that causes indignation, anger, or irritation, or to criminal law words or conduct that incite a person to attack another.

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   something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates. Criminal Law. words or conduct leading to killing in hot passion and without deliberation. provocation. / ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃən / noun. the act of provoking or inciting. something that causes indignation, anger, etc. English criminal law words or conduct that incite a person to attack another.

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   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.

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   Provocation is the act of inciting or challenging someone or something, or something that causes anger or indignation. Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word provocation from various dictionaries and sources.

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    Learn the meaning of provocation as an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry or annoyed. See how to use provocation in a sentence and find translations in different languages.