provocation
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provocation
- /ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/ US
- /ˌpɹɒvəˈkeɪʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. By surface analysis, provoke + -ation. Doublet of provokatsiya.
noun provocations
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- Something that provokes; a provocative act. The Salzburg Festival stunned the musical world by hiring him to succeed the hallowed Herbert von Karajan, and Mr. Mortier spent the 1990s there scandalizing many of its tradition-minded, well-heeled opera patrons, the most notorious provocation being a production of Johann Strauss’s “Fledermaus” la
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: incitement, aggravation, irritation, instigation, provocative, incite, insult, distraction, affront, challenge, aggression, excitement, defiance, infliction, seditious, inducement
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noun act of provoking
| Español | provocación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 도발 dobal |
| 日本語 | 挑発 chōhatsu |
| 中文 | 挑釁 /挑衅 tiǎoxìn |
| Português | provocação |
| Français | provocation |
| Deutsch | Provokation |
| Italiano | provocazione |
| Ελληνικά | προβοκάτσια provokátsia |
| Română | provocare |
| Русский | провока́ция provokácija |
| العربية | إِثَارَة ʔiṯāra, اِسْتِفْزَاز istifzāz |
Talk about this word "provocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/provocation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. provocation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/provocation "provocation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/provocation.Cite this
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