provocation

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
aggravation, irritation
• Derivationally related forms:
provoke, irritate (for: irritation), aggravate (for: aggravation)
• Hypernyms:
aggression
• Hyponyms:
aggro, last straw, twit, taunt, taunting
2. needed encouragement
- the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
• Syn:
incitement
• Derivationally related forms:
incite (for: incitement), provoke
• Hypernyms:
encouragement
• Hyponyms:
subornation
3. something that incites or provokes;
a means of arousing or stirring to action
• Syn:
incitement, incitation
• Derivationally related forms:
provoke, incite (for: incitation), incite (for: incitement)
• Hypernyms:
psychic energy, mental energy
• Hyponyms:
signal

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  incitement, incitation, aggravation, irritation