[U,C] the act of doing or saying sth deliberately in order to make sb angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this:
He reacted violently only under provocation. * The terrorists can strike at any time without provocation. * She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation. * So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is provocation a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, provocation is tagged as noun.
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