unprovoked

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unprovoked

/ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/

adjective more unprovoked · most unprovoked

Happening without provocation. Near-synonym: unmotivated
Similar: unmotivated

adverb more unprovoked · most unprovoked

Without provocation or motivation. He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of unprovoke

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adj without provocation

中文	無緣無故的 /无缘无故的 wúyuánwúgù de
Deutsch	unprovoziert
Ελληνικά	απρόκλητος apróklitos
Română	neprovocat
Русский	неспровоци́рованный nesprovocírovannyj

adv without provocation

中文	無緣無故 /无缘无故 wúyuánwúgù

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@misc{unprovoked_2026,
  title = {unprovoked},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unprovoked},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}