provoke

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
  2. To bring about a reaction.
  3. (obsolete) To appeal.

Synoniemen

make angry

enrage

chevvy

result in

cause to take place

rouse to anger

be provocative

be the cause of

drive one’s crazy

seek a quarrel

excite the anger of

pull someone’s leg

purvey

set on edge

cause to do

put in a bad mood

yield

act as agent

act as go-between

get on one’s nerves

make trouble

put out of tune

anger someone

hurt one’s feelings

offend someone

catch fire from

be ignited

make somebody’s hackles rise

give rise

be belligerent

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/pɹəˈvəʊk/
Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Middle French provoquer, from Old French, from Latin prōvocāre. Doublet of provocate.

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