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provocation

pro·vo·ca·tion

UK/ˌpɹɒvəˈkeɪʃən/ US/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/ uncommon

noun

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something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

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3.

needed encouragement

  • “the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”
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Origin

From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. By surface analysis, provoke + -ation. Doublet of provokatsiya.

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