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provocation

noun
/ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃn/
 [uncountable, countable]
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  1. the act of doing or saying something deliberately in order to make somebody angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this挑衅；刺激；激怒
    • under provocation He reacted violently only under provocation.只因为被激怒，他才暴力相向。
    • without provocation The terrorists can strike at any time without provocation.恐怖分子可能无缘无故地随时攻击。
    • She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation.稍一招惹，她就大哭起来。
    • So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.截至目前为止，警方并未对他们的挑衅作出反应。
    Extra Examples
    • She attacked him without provocation.她无缘无故地就攻击他。
    • The defendant was not acting under provocation.被告并非是在被激怒的情况下做出此举动的。
    • The victim's conduct had involved an element of provocation.受害者的行为有些挑衅的成分。
    • Words alone can constitute provocation.言语本身就能构成挑衅。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2, Feelingsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • extreme
    • deliberate
    … of provocation
    • element
    verb + provocation
    • respond to
    • constitute
    preposition
    • under provocation
    • without provocation
    phrases
    • at the slightest provocation
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio(n-), from the verb provocare ‘challenge’, from pro- ‘forth’ + vocare ‘to call’.

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