provocation
noun
[ ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately.
• "you should remain calm and not respond to provocation"
Similar:
goading,
prodding,
egging on,
incitement,
rousing,
stirring,
stimulation,
prompting,
inducement,
encouragement,
urging,
inspiration,
stimulus,
pressure,
annoyance,
irritation,
nettling,
agitation,
vexation,
being rubbed up the wrong way,
harassment,
plaguing,
molestation,
teasing,
taunting,
torment,
affront,
insults,
hassle,
aggravation,
• the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately.
• "walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled"
• testing to elicit a particular response or reflex.
• "twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio(n- ), from the verb provocare (see provoke).
