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The provocation with Holmes is the fact that he's described by Doyle as a man without a heart - all brain... and that's very difficult to play, or even indicate.
Jeremy Brett

Meaning of "provocation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROVOCATION

provocation  [ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVOCATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provocation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROVOCATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Provocation

Provocation and provoke may refer to: ▪ Provocation, a type of legal defense in court which claims the "victim" provoked the accused's actions ▪ Agent provocateur, a group that tries to goad a desired response from the group or otherwise disrupt its activity ▪ Provocation test, a way of medical testing for conditions such as an allergy by provoking the immune system's response ▪ Provoke, a 1998 album by Altar and their final release on Displeased Records ▪ Provoked, a 2007 British film starring Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews ▪ Provoked, a 2008 album by Henry Rollins ▪ Provoked, a hardcore punk band from Minnesota, US formed in early 2000s. ▪ Provoked, a Hip Hop Artist/Radio Host/TV Host/Community Activist from Coachella Valley, California since 2006. ▪ Provoke a Thoroughbred recehorse...

Definition of provocation in the English dictionary

The first definition of provocation in the dictionary is the act of provoking or inciting. Other definition of provocation is something that causes indignation, anger, etc. Provocation is also words or conduct that incite a person to attack another.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVOCATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVOCATION

provocable
provocant
provocateur
provocative
provocatively
provocativeness
provocator
provocatory
provokable
provoke
provokement
provoker
provoking
provokingly
provolone
provost
provost court
provost guard
provost marshal
provostry

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVOCATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of provocation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVOCATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «provocation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of provocation

Translation of «provocation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROVOCATION

Find out the translation of provocation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of provocation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «provocation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

挑衅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

provocación
570 millions of speakers

English

provocation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्तेजना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استفزاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

провокация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

provocação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্বালাতন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provocation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Provokasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Provokation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

挑発
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Provokasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chọc ghẹo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆத்திரமூட்டல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्तेजना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

provokasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

provocazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prowokacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провокація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

provocare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προβοκάτσια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

provokasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

provokation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

provokasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provocation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCATION»

The term «provocation» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.812 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVOCATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «provocation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «provocation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about provocation

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10 QUOTES WITH «PROVOCATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word provocation.
1
John Berger
Art is the provocation for talking about enigma and the search for sense in human life. One can do that by telling a story or writing about a fresco by Giotto or studying how a snail climbs up a wall.
2
Jeremy Brett
The provocation with Holmes is the fact that he's described by Doyle as a man without a heart - all brain... and that's very difficult to play, or even indicate.
3
Thom Browne
Some people think that my shows are just for shock value, but the provocation makes those classic pieces look different every six months. You don't need to see the same gray suit every season. But surrounding it with 40 really interesting ideas makes it feel new.
4
Patrick Chappatte
Some felt as if 'Charlie Hebdo' was obsessed with its 'Screw Allah' stance. It's a sort of provocation that caused a lot of debates.
5
Michael Franti
Through music I either tame my demons or unleash them and allow them to be what they are. I don't want the music to be about provocation, I want the music to bring you to a place where you feel at home.
6
Michael Haneke
'Funny Games' was conceived as a provocation. My other films are different. If people feel my other films are, or respond to them as provocation, then that's quite different. 'Funny Games' is the only one of mine where my intention was to provoke the audience.
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Wilson Mizner
All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is inevitable. But it becomes sinful and contradicts the rule of Scripture when it is conceived upon slight and inadequate provocation, and when it continues long.
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Sarah Palin
People have a constitutional right to burn a Koran if they want to, but doing so is insensitive and an unnecessary provocation - much like building a mosque at Ground Zero.
9
Idries Shah
One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
10
Octavia Spencer
I'm probably the most militant person you'll ever meet and I speak my mind without provocation sometimes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVOCATION»

Discover the use of provocation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provocation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sex, Culpability, and the Defence of Provocation
This book explores how the process of judgment in a criminal trial involves not only the drawing of inferences from the facts of a particular case, but also operates to deliver a narrative.
Danielle Tyson, 2013
2
Provocation: Return of the Weatherman
Department of State Counter-terrorist operative Bruce McGowan returns in this sequel to COL Lee Martin's acclaimed fourth novel, Wolf Laurel.
Lee Martin, 2010
3
The Provocation of Levinas: Rethinking the Other
The book brings together some of the most interesting and far-reaching responses to the work of Levinas, in three different areas: contemporary feminism, psychotherapy, and Levinas's relation to other philosophers.
Robert Bernasconi, David Wood, 2002
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Provocation and Responsibility
The first detailed study of the effect of provocation on culpability in morality and law, this book traces the fascinating history of the legal doctrine of provocation, right up to present-day controversies over the scope of the doctrine's ...
Jeremy Horder, 1992
5
Purity and provocation: Dogma 95
First in-depth study of the Dogme 95 film movement by leading scholars
Mette Hjort, Scott MacKenzie, 2003
6
I Am a Beautiful Monster: Poetry, Prose, and Provocation
The first definitive edition in English of writings by poet, painter, pickpocket-plagiarist, and consummate anti-artist Francis Picabia, one of Dada's leading figures.
Francis Picabia, 2012
7
Provocation and Punishment: The Anger of God in the Book of ...
This book examines the problem of theodicy arising from the fall of Jerusalem (587 B.C.E.) in the book of Jeremiah.
Samantha Joo, 2006
8
Patterns of Provocation: Police and Public Disorder
In doing so, this collection will draw out general patterns of police provocation and public responses and suggest general hypotheses.
Richard Bessel, Clive Emsley, 2000
9
The Politics of Provocation: Participation and Protest in Israel
The politics of provocation is a cultural syndrome in which direct action becomes the predominant means of making demands on government. A strategy of provocation is based on a belief that politicians are much more likely to respond to ...
Gadi Wolfsfeld, 2012
10
Triumph of Provocation
This political treatise examines the history and nature of Communism as it developed in the Soviet Union and in Poland.
Józef Mackiewicz, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVOCATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provocation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Muslims: Wilders' plan to broadcast cartoons is provocation
"It is provocation from Mr. Wilders that we have been used to for years," Elforkani said in a telephone interview. Wilders denied he was being provocative for the ... «Yahoo News, Jun 15»
2
Zehava Gal-On: 'Jerusalem Day flag procession - a violent, racist …
“It is outrageous to see far-right elements take over Jerusalem Day and turn it into a day that has entirely become a racist, violent act of provocation against the ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, May 15»
3
MSNBC's Hayes: 'I Don't Care' If Cartoon Contest Was Provocation
MSNBC's “All In” host Chris Hayes argued that it doesn't matter if the Mohammed Art Exhibit and Contest was a “provocation,” “it's important that that be done” on ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
4
My wife beats me on slight provocation - Man tells court
beat A 55- year-old retired civil servant, Mr Emmanuel Osuya, has asked an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve his 32-year-old marriage over alleged ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Apr 15»
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HDP deputies say Ağrı 'provocation' will not negatively affect HDP …
The Ağrı incident has invoked some questions over whether the clash was a provocation intentionally designed to prevent the pro-Kurdish HDP from passing the ... «Today's Zaman, Apr 15»
6
Pro-Putin bikers' WWII victory ride a 'provocation': Poland
"I consider the announcement of this rally a provocation," Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz told the private TOK FM radio station. The bikers will pass through ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»
7
Provocation, pandering and prejudice in our politics
Last week, at an event in Saskatoon, Prime Minister Stephen Harper turned his focus to guns. He talked about there being too many restrictions on gun ... «The Globe and Mail, Mar 15»
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Any provocation along Working Boundary will be responded …
SIALKOT: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited the Working Boundary in Sialkot on Thursday and met troops as well as local residents. «Geo News, Pakistan, Feb 15»
9
British newscaster to Israeli journalist: Is walking through Paris in …
... whether, as “a Zionist” with “an agenda” he accepts what “some [unidentified] critics say,” that the video or the way the video was made, was a “provocation. «Washington Post, Feb 15»
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NATO's planned Balkan expansion a 'provocation': Russia's Lavrov
SARAJEVO NATO's potential expansion to the former Yugoslav republics of Bosnia, Macedonia and Montenegro could be seen as a "provocation", Russia's ... «Reuters, Sep 14»

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