Associations to the word «Provoke»
Noun
- Defiance
- Excess
- Crisis
- Scorn
- Upheaval
- Discord
- Sneer
- Rage
- Pretext
- Hysteria
- Blasphemy
- Annexation
- Frenzy
- Refusal
- Irritation
- Hypocrisy
- Incident
- Counterattack
- Dismissal
- Relapse
- Indifference
- Admiration
- Conflict
- Assertion
- Disobedience
- Protester
- Imposition
- Curiosity
- Humour
- Demonstration
- Impatience
- Remark
- Consternation
- Disgust
- Severity
- Vengeance
- Clash
- Wickedness
- Attack
- Cruelty
- Breach
- Fury
- Massacre
- Skirmish
- Atrocity
- Allergy
- Emotion
- Seizure
- Patience
- Ottoman
- Coughing
- Stupidity
- Satire
- Speculation
- Insisting
- Killing
- Tension
Adjective
Wiktionary
PROVOKE, verb. (transitive) to cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
PROVOKE, verb. (transitive) to bring about a reaction.
PROVOKE, verb. (obsolete) To appeal.
Dictionary definition
PROVOKE, verb. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
PROVOKE, verb. Evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple".
PROVOKE, verb. Provide the needed stimulus for.
PROVOKE, verb. Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".
Wise words
All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast
of the mind.