provocation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- (countable, uncountable) Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- (countable, uncountable) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
Synonyms
touching off something
public disturbance
Translations
provocation
Provokation
provocación
provocação
provocazione
kışkırtma
πρόκληση
provocació προβοκάτσια
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. Doublet of provokatsiya.
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