well lets say if a person hits you, (you hit them back) you hittting that person back is an ex. of provoking. Its also a term or use of bullying. So if you ever do this at school get ready to get ure stuff out of your locker, get work from all of you teachers because u r in oss, iss and mybe more. thats what happened to me
good luck
Words that would provoke a reasonable person to an immediate act of violence
a person who mocks the dog
Everything you say or do, can have a massive impact on others. So yes it can provoke a reaction in others.
There is no such thing as ghosts. ** On TV to "provoke" a ghost, they make it mad. IE "So, you killed your wife, that makes you a horrible person..." etc. They just try and make it mad so it "shows" itself.
In a sentence? how about this: do not provoke the snake, darla.
If history has to choose an individual; it'll have to be President Ho Chi Minh.
An alternative term for a thought or event that causes anger in a person could be an incitement or a provocation.
I watched the mongoose provoke the snake.
A coach can provoke you into working harder.
When Billy gets drunk he loves to provoke a fight.
do not provoke your parents
It would provoke my mother when my room was messy after she told me to clean it. The police did not want to provoke the robber into harming his hostages.