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What is another word for provocation?

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Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

Something that motivates or provokes a person or thing into action

A reason or cause for behaving in an untoward or criminal manner

A remark made to taunt or offend

Open resistance to authority or opposition

A feeling of intense irritation or frustration

The organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state

Something (or someone) that causes irritation or annoyance

(negative) Something that arouses a feeling of excitement

Act of sensitizing

The use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something

The act of bringing about the occurrence of something

The arousing of public concern or action about an issue

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Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

“It was understood that it would not be possible to resist this much longer in the face of continued provocation from the North.”

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Something that motivates or provokes a person or thing into action

fuelling^UK

fueling^US

intellectual nourishment

glamor^US

glamour^UK

centre of attention^UK

center of attention^US

pretence^UK

pretense^US

pizzazz^US

pzazz^UK

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“The test was whether a man would have been induced by the provocation to act as the accused acted.”

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A reason or cause for behaving in an untoward or criminal manner

defence^UK

defense^US

mitigating circumstances

pretence^UK

pretense^US

the why and wherefore

reasonable justification

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“Where homicide is committed without provocation, malice is implied.”

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A remark made to taunt or offend

backhanded compliment

offense^US

offence^UK

left-handed compliment

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

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Open resistance to authority or opposition

throwing of the gauntlet

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A feeling of intense irritation or frustration

offence^UK

offense^US

rancour^UK

rancor^US

furor^US

furore^UK

chip on your shoulder

being rubbed up the wrong way

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The organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state

fomentation of discontent

incitement to riot

incitement to rebellion

refusal to obey orders

refusal to obey

fighting in the streets

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Something (or someone) that causes irritation or annoyance

burr under someone's saddle

chip on your shoulder

trials and tribulations

source of aggravation

burr in someone's saddle

offense^US

offence^UK

labor^US

labour^UK

rigor^US

monkey wrench in the works

rigour^UK

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(negative) Something that arouses a feeling of excitement

furore^UK

furor^US

outburst of agitation

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Act of sensitizing

Noun

The use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something

demanding money with menaces

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

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The act of bringing about the occurrence of something

Noun

The arousing of public concern or action about an issue

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