provocation

n.

1. The act of provoking or inciting.
2. Something that provokes.

[Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocation, from Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōn-, a challenging, from prōvocātus, past participle of prōvocāre, to challenge. See provoke.]

noun

1. The act of annoying: annoyance, botheration, bothering, exasperation, harassment, irritation, pestering, vexation. See feelings, pain/pleasure.
2. Behavior or an act that is intentionally provocative: challenge, defiance. See attack/defend.
3. Something that incites especially a violent response: goad, incitation, incitement, instigation, stimulus, trigger. See cause/effect.

n

Definition: incitement, stimulus
Antonyms: prevention, repression, suppression

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Conduct by which one induces another to do a particular deed; the act of inducing rage, anger, or resentment in another person that may cause that person to engage in an illegal act.

Provocation may be alleged as a defense to certain crimes in order to lessen the severity of the penalty normally imposed. For example, provocation that would cause a reasonable person to act in a heat of passion — a state of mind where one acts without reflection — may result in a reduction of a charge of murder to a charge of voluntary manslaughter.

IN BRIEF: An action that causes resentment.

I don't want the music to be about provocation, I want the music to bring you to a place where you feel at home. — Michael Franti

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - provokation, irritation

Nederlands (Dutch)
provocatie, uitlokking

Français (French)
n. - provocation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Provokation, Herausforderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πρόκληση

Italiano (Italian)
provocazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - provocação (f)

Русский (Russian)
провокация

Español (Spanish)
n. - provocación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - utmaning, incitament, irritationskälla, framkallande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
激怒, 挑拨, 刺激

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 激怒, 挑撥, 刺激

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성나게 함, 약오름

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 怒らすこと, 挑発

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) استفزاز, اثارة, تحريض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הקנטה, התגרות, גירוי, שיסוי, פרובוקציה‬

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