provoking
[ pruh-voh-king ]
/ prəˈvoʊ kɪŋ /
adjective
serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
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provoke
[ pruh-vohk ]
/ prəˈvoʊk /
verb (used with object), pro·voked, pro·vok·ing.
to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh.
to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident?
Obsolete.
to summon.
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British Dictionary definitions for provoking
provoke
/ (prəˈvəʊk) /
verb (tr)
to anger or infuriate
to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate
to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person
obsolete
to summon
Derived forms of provoke
provoking, adjective provokingly, adverbWord Origin for provoke
C15: from Latin
prōvocāre to call forth, from
vocāre to call