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provocation
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural provocations
plural provocations
Learner's definition of PROVOCATION
: an action or occurrence that causes someone to become angry or to begin to do something挑衅；激怒；刺激
[count]
- He can turn violent at the least/slightest/smallest provocation.哪怕是一点点的小刺激都能让他暴怒。
- Her calmness in the face of repeated provocations impressed her friends.面对一次次的挑衅，她的平静让她的朋友们很佩服。
[noncount]
- With hardly any provocation, the crowd began to chant.人群无故开始不停地叫喊起来。
provocation
noun
prov·o·ca·tion ˌprä-və-ˈkā-shən 
Synonyms
Example Sentences
He can turn violent at the least provocation. Her calmness in the face of repeated provocations impressed her friends. With hardly any provocation, the crowd began to chant.
Recent Examples on the Web There are concerns that Kim Yo Jong’s threats last week over the leafletting portends a provocation, of which the possibilities may include a nuclear or missile test or even border skirmishes. 
Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 There are concerns that the North Korean threat, issued last week by the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, portends a provocation, which may include a nuclear or major missile test or even border skirmishes. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 His collections combine a uniquely French, haute couture sensibility with a distinctly global, youthful provocation. Ian Malone, Vogue, 13 May 2022 Where everyone else sees vandalism and possible depravity, Darnielle describes an earnest attempt at expression, provocation, and a kind of personal exorcism. Robert Rubsam, The New Republic, 24 Feb. 2022 The story of the Ukraine crisis so far has been about many things: blackmail; realpolitik; appeasement; even, apparently, Western provocation regardless of the facts. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2022 As educational institutions return to normal operations, a series of incidents around the country have also revived a familiar pattern of provocation, offense, and condemnation. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 27 Oct. 2021 The irrational response—and the likely one—is to view the FOBS test as a senseless, ahistorical provocation that demands some new technological countermeasure. David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 Trump’s order was ill-informed and, as a provocation, potentially dangerous, but ignoring the Commander-in-Chief amounts to a flagrant disregard for the Constitution. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021 See More
Fox News, 19 Aug. 2022 There are concerns that the North Korean threat, issued last week by the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, portends a provocation, which may include a nuclear or major missile test or even border skirmishes. BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 His collections combine a uniquely French, haute couture sensibility with a distinctly global, youthful provocation. Ian Malone, Vogue, 13 May 2022 Where everyone else sees vandalism and possible depravity, Darnielle describes an earnest attempt at expression, provocation, and a kind of personal exorcism. Robert Rubsam, The New Republic, 24 Feb. 2022 The story of the Ukraine crisis so far has been about many things: blackmail; realpolitik; appeasement; even, apparently, Western provocation regardless of the facts. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2022 As educational institutions return to normal operations, a series of incidents around the country have also revived a familiar pattern of provocation, offense, and condemnation. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 27 Oct. 2021 The irrational response—and the likely one—is to view the FOBS test as a senseless, ahistorical provocation that demands some new technological countermeasure. David Axe, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 Trump’s order was ill-informed and, as a provocation, potentially dangerous, but ignoring the Commander-in-Chief amounts to a flagrant disregard for the Constitution. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English provocacioun, from Anglo-French provocacion, from Latin provocation-, provocatio, from provocare
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of provocation was in the 14th century noun
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