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provocation
UK
/ˌprɒv.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US
/ˌprɑː.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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provocation
noun
provocations
pl
UK
/ˌprɒv.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US
/ˌprɑː.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
провокация
The protest was seen as a provocation by the authorities.
Протест был воспринят властями как провокация.
Traductions supplémentaires
вызов
подстрекательство
Synonymes
taunt
instigation
agitation
challenge
goad
irritation
stimulus
incitement
provocation
adjective
UK
/ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌprɑːvəˈkeɪʃən/
Used only attributively before another noun (e.g. "provocation attack"). No comparative or superlative forms.
Définitions
provocation
noun
The act of provoking or inciting someone to action, especially to anger or irritation.
The constant noise from the construction site was a provocation to the residents of the neighborhood.
Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action.
The article was seen as a provocation, intended to spark debate among the readers.
(Law) Conduct or speech that incites another person to lose self-control, considered as a mitigating factor in some legal contexts.
The defendant claimed he acted under provocation when he struck the victim.
provocation
adjective
Attributively: involving, constituting, or intended as a provocation.
The general condemned the shelling as a provocation act intended to escalate the conflict.
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