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Provocation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Provocation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

2

something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

3

needed encouragement

"the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"

4

The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
aggression psychic energy encouragement
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
aggro last straw twit signal subornation
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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