
adj.
Tending to provoke or stimulate.
provocative pro·voc'a·tive n.
provocatively pro·voc'a·tive·ly adv.
provocativeness pro·voc'a·tive·ness n.
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Definition: aggravating
Antonyms: calming, repressive, soothing, suppressive, unprovocative
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Definition: sexually stimulating
Antonyms: modest, unexciting, unprovocative, unstimulating
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - provokerende, æggende
Nederlands (Dutch)
provocerend, uitdagend
Français (French)
adj. - provocant, provocateur, qui fait réfléchir
n. - provocateur
Deutsch (German)
adj. - provozierend, herausfordernd
n. - Reiz(mittel)
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προκλητικός
n. - κάτι το προκλητικό, ερεθιστικός, διεγερτικός
Italiano (Italian)
provocativo, provocatore
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - provocante
n. - provocação (f), estimulante (m)
Русский (Russian)
провокационный, соблазнительный, спорный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - provocador, provocativo, estimulante, afrodisíaco
n. - provocador, provocativo, calidad de provocativo o excitador
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utmanande, retsam, provocerande
n. - retmedel, stimulerande medel
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
气人的, 刺激的, 挑拨的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 氣人的, 刺激的, 挑撥的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성나게 하는, 도발적인
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) استفزازي, مثير, مهيج (الاسم) عمل استفزازي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מגרה, פרובוקטיבי, מעורר, מעורר תגובה נגדית
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