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PROVOCATION definition: 1. an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry: 2. an action or statement that…. Learn more.
The meaning of PROVOCATION is the act of provoking : incitement. How to use provocation in a sentence.
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 meaning: 1. an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry: 2. an action or statement that…. Learn more.
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.
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.
Synonyms for PROVOCATION: excitement, stimulus, encouragement, stimulation, motivation, incentive, incitement, stimulant; Antonyms of PROVOCATION: subduing, disincentive, counterincentive.
the act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this. without provocation He fired a shot without any provocation.
provocation. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English prov‧o‧ca‧tion /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃən $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [ countable, uncountable] an action or event that makes someone angry or upset, or is intended to do this → provoke without provocation She claims that Graham attacked her without any provocation.
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something. Wiktionary. (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate. When it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse. Wiktionary.
