Provocate
verb
to provoke
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- Provocateur
noun, plural provocateurs [pruh-vok-uh-turz, -too rz; French praw-vaw-ka-tœr] /prəˌvɒk əˈtɜrz, -ˈtʊərz; French prɔ vɔ kaˈtœr/ (Show IPA) 1. a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator. 2. (italics) French. agent provocateur. noun 1. a person who deliberately behaves controversially in order to provoke argument or other strong reactions
- Provocation
noun 1. the act of provoking. 2. something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates. 3. Criminal Law. words or conduct leading to killing in hot passion and without deliberation. noun 1. the act of provoking or inciting 2. something that causes indignation, anger, etc 3. (English criminal law) words or conduct that incite a person […]
- Provocational
noun 1. the act of provoking. 2. something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates. 3. Criminal Law. words or conduct leading to killing in hot passion and without deliberation. noun 1. the act of provoking or inciting 2. something that causes indignation, anger, etc 3. (English criminal law) words or conduct that incite a person […]
- Provocative
adjective 1. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. noun 2. something provocative. adjective 1. acting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking: a provocative look, a provocative remark
- Provocatively
adjective 1. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing. noun 2. something provocative. adjective 1. acting as a stimulus or incitement, esp to anger or sexual desire; provoking: a provocative look, a provocative remark