provocation
US: /ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/
UK: /pɹɒvəkˈeɪʃən/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
provocation /provocation/- danh từ
- sự khích, sự xúi giục, sự khích động; điều xúi giục, điều khích động
- sự khiêu khích, sự trêu chọc, sự chọc tức; điều khiêu khích, điều trêu chọc, điều chọc tức
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[U, C] the act of doing or saying sth deliberately in order to make sb angry or upset; something that is done or said to cause this: He reacted violently only under provocation. + The terrorists can strike at any time without provocation. + She bursts into tears at the slightest provocation. + So far the police have refused to respond to their provocations.
Collocation
ADJ.
extreme, severe | deliberate
QUANT.
element
The victim's conduct had involved an element of provocation.
VERB + PROVOCATION
respond to
PREP.
under ~
The crime was committed under provocation.
| without ~
She attacked him without provocation.
PHRASES
at the least/slightest provocation
He would lose his temper at the slightest provocation.
Concise dictionary
provocations‚prɑvə'keɪʃn /‚prɒ-noun
+unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
+something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
+needed encouragement
