Provocation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɑːvəkˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɒvəkˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɒvəkˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹɑːvəkˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incitement aggravation incitation irritation

Parts of Speech

noun	unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
noun	something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
noun	needed encouragement “the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”

Word Forms

aggravate	verb	exasperate or irritate
irritate	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
provoke	verb	annoy continually or chronically
incite	verb	urge on; cause to act

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Provokation

unfreundliches Verhalten, das Ärger oder Groll hervorruft

🇪🇸Spanish

provocación

Comportamiento hostil que causa ira o resentimiento.

🇮🇹Italian

provocazione

comportamento ostile che provoca rabbia o risentimento

🇳🇱Dutch

provocatie

onvriendelijk gedrag dat woede of wrok veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

provocação

comportamento hostil que causa raiva ou ressentimento

🇷🇺Russian

провокация

недружелюбное поведение, вызывающее гнев или негодование

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उकसावा

अमित्र व्यवहार जो क्रोध या नाराजगी का कारण बनता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উস্কানি

বন্ধুত্বপূর্ণ আচরণ যা রাগ বা বিরক্তি সৃষ্টি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

கோபம் அல்லது வெறுப்பை ஏற்படுத்தும் நட்பற்ற நடத்தை

🇮🇳Telugu

రెచ్చగొట్టడం

కోపం లేదా ఆగ్రహాన్ని కలిగించే స్నేహపూర్వక ప్రవర్తన

🇮🇳Marathi

चिथावणी देणे

राग किंवा असंतोष कारणीभूत असण्याची वागणूक

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉશ્કેરણી

બિનમૈત્રીપૂર્ણ વર્તન જે ગુસ્સો અથવા નારાજગીનું કારણ બને છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

ಸ್ನೇಹಿಯಲ್ಲದ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯು ಕೋಪ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನವನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകോപനം

കോപത്തിനോ നീരസത്തിനോ കാരണമാകുന്ന സൗഹൃദപരമല്ലാത്ത പെരുമാറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਕਸਾਉਣਾ

ਗੈਰ-ਦੋਸਤਾਨਾ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਜੋ ਗੁੱਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ਗੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اشتعال انگیزی

غیر دوستانہ سلوک جو غصے یا ناراضگی کا سبب بنتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挑衅

引起愤怒或怨恨的不友好行为

🇯🇵Japanese

挑発

怒りや恨みを引き起こす非友好的な行動

🇰🇷Korean

성나게 하기

분노나 억울함을 유발하는 비우호적인 행동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự khiêu khích

hành vi không thân thiện gây ra sự tức giận hoặc oán giận

🇹🇭Thai

การยั่วยุ

พฤติกรรมที่ไม่เป็นมิตรที่ทำให้เกิดความโกรธหรือขุ่นเคือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

provokasi

perilaku tidak ramah yang menyebabkan kemarahan atau kebencian

🇵🇭Filipino

panunukso

hindi palakaibigan na pag-uugali na nagdudulot ng galit o sama ng loob

🇲🇾Malay

provokasi

tingkah laku tidak mesra yang menyebabkan kemarahan atau kebencian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استفزاز

السلوك غير الودي الذي يسبب الغضب أو الاستياء

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک

رفتار غیر دوستانه ای که باعث عصبانیت یا رنجش می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

provokasyon

Öfke veya kırgınlığa neden olan düşmanca davranış

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּרוֹבוֹקָצִיָה

התנהגות לא ידידותית הגורמת לכעס או טינה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'provocation'?

The primary meaning of 'provocation' is 'unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment'.

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Using 'provocation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'provocation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'provocation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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