Dictionary Definition
provocation
Noun
1 unfriendly behavior that causes anger or
resentment [syn: aggravation, irritation]
2 something that incites or provokes; a means of
arousing or stirring to action [syn: incitement, incitation]
3 needed encouragement; "the result was a
provocation of vigorous investigation" [syn: incitement]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes with: -eɪʃǝn
Noun
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
- Something that provokes; a provocative act
Translations
- German: Provokation
Extensive Definition
A provocation is an act that causes a
response.
Provocation and provoke can refer to:
- Provocation (legal), a type of legal defense in court which claims the "victim" provoked the accused's actions
- Agent provocateur, a (generally political) group that tries to goad a desired response from the group or otherwise disrupt its activity
- Provocation
(medical), a way of medical testing for conditions such as an
allergy by provoking the
immune system's response
- Provocation study, a form of medical research using the above method
- Provoke (album), a 1998 album by Altar and their final release on Displeased Records
- Provoked (film), a 2007 British film starring Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews
provocation in French: Provocation
provocation in Japanese: Provoke