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Meaning of "unprovoked" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPROVOKED

unprovoked  [ʌnprəˈvəʊkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPROVOKED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unprovoked is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPROVOKED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unprovoked in the English dictionary

The definition of unprovoked in the dictionary is not provoked by anything done or said.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPROVOKED


choked
tʃəʊkt
downlooked
ˈdaʊnˌlʊkt
grimlooked
ˈɡrɪmˌlʊkt
hooked
hʊkt
oaked
əʊkt
overbooked
ˌəʊvəˈbʊkt
precooked
priːˈkʊkt
ready-cooked
ˌredɪˈkʊkt
smoked
sməʊkt
soaked
səʊkt
stoked
stəʊkt
unbooked
ʌnˈbʊkt
uncooked
ʌnˈkʊkt
undercooked
ˌʌndəˈkʊkt
uninvoked
ˌʌnɪnˈvəʊkt
unlooked
ʌnˈlʊkt
unrevoked
ˌʌnrɪˈvəʊkt
unsmoked
ʌnˈsməʊkt
unsoaked
ʌnˈsəʊkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPROVOKED

unprotected intercourse
unprotected sex
unprotectedness
unprotestantise
unprotestantize
unprotested
unprotesting
unprovable
unproved
unproven
unprovide
unprovided
unprovided for
unprovided-for
unprovidedly
unprovident
unprovisioned
unprovocative
unprovoke
unprovokedly

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPROVOKED

backed
blocked
checked
cracked
crooked
half-cooked
hand-picked
leaked
locked
marked
naked
packed
parked
shocked
stacked
tracked
unlocked
well-cooked
wicked
worked

Synonyms and antonyms of unprovoked in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unprovoked» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPROVOKED

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

Translator English - Chinese

无端
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

no provocado
570 millions of speakers

English

unprovoked
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अकारण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مبرر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неспровоцированное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unprovoked
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনর্থক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

provocation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak dipersetujui
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unprovozierten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

いわれのない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정당한 이유
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unprovoked
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô cớ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூண்டுதலற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेहिचक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kışkırtılmamış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immotivato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sprowokowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неспровокований
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unprovoked
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απρόκλητη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moedswillige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oprovocerat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uprovosert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unprovoked

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPROVOKED»

The term «unprovoked» is regularly used and occupies the 73.553 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unprovoked

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5 QUOTES WITH «UNPROVOKED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unprovoked.
1
Lily Allen
I'm opinionated, but I'm not a vindictive person and I never say anything unprovoked, either.
2
Dick Armey
I don't believe America will justifiably make an unprovoked attack on another nation. It would not be consistent with what we have been as a nation or what we should be as a nation.
3
Peter Benchley
I don't think there's such a thing as an unprovoked shark attack.
4
John Boehner
The aggressive, unprovoked acts of violence against Israel by Hezbollah and Hamas are revealing. It is clear they don't want peace, but rather seek the ultimate destruction of Israel.
5
Alcee Hastings
Unprovoked attacks on Israel's borders, murdering Israeli soldiers, taking Israeli hostages and showering rockets targeting and killing Israeli civilians are not furthering any legitimate goal.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPROVOKED»

Discover the use of unprovoked in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unprovoked and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unprovoked Murder
We have to ask ourselves why. What causes a human being to do such hideous and reprehensible things to others? In his book Unprovoked Murder Dr. Sumrall asks and answers the question "Murder: insanity or demon possession?
Lester Sumrall, 1999
2
From first unprovoked seizure to newly diagnosted epilepsy:
This new edition of the book series dedicated to “Progress in Epileptic Disorders” is the result of a recently held unique gathering of international experts that debated on the prognostic and therapeutic issues raised by the management ...
Ryvlin Philippe, Beghi Ettore, Camfield Peter, 2007
3
From First Unprovoked Seizure to Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
This new edition of the book series dedicated to "Progress in Epileptic Disorders" is the result of a recently held unique gathering of international experts that debated on the prognostic and therapeutic issues raised by the new management ...
Philippe Ryvlin, 2007
4
Criminal Procedure: Law and Practice
The unprovoked flight in IX/ardlow took place in an urban area of heavy narcotics trafficking. Would the Court have decided differently had the unprovoked flight occurred in an affluent suburb or in any other place not known for drug trafficking ?
Rolando del Carmen, 2009
5
UNPROVOKED FEAR
Unprovoked Fear A formidable collection of poems. Stylishly presented the collection is at times hopeful, at times dark and frequently comic; resisting the all too common poetic clichés Rhoden-Lawrence showcases his at times esoteric ideas ...
A Rhoden- Lawrence
6
Unprovoked Family Violence in the West: African Perspectives
An intriguing examination of family violence in the western family from an African perspective.
Gershon C. Ejeckam, 2003
7
Febrile Seizures
velopmental abnormalities present from birth from more detailed analyses of unprovoked seizure risk, information on other risk factors for unprovoked seizures comes from two studies (Berg and Shinnar, 1996; Nelson and Ellen- berg, 1976).
Tallie Z. Baram, Shlomo Shinnar, 2002
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Adult Epilepsy
7.4 Unprovoked seizures Seizures occurring without a clear acute symptomatic etiology are classified as unprovoked. There may be factors which contributed to seizure occurrence, such as sleep deprivation or illness, but by definition these ...
Gregory Cascino, Joseph Sirven, 2011
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Endocrine System Diseases: New Insights for the Healthcare ...
Hence, we performed a comprehensive analysis of A-beta+ KPD patients presenting with “provoked” compared with “unprovoked” DKA. Clinical, biochemical, and beta-cell functional characteristics were compared between provoked and ...
‎2012
10
Epilepsy Part I: Basic Principles and Diagnosis: Handbook of ...
Epilepsy is defined as a condition characterized by recurrent (two or more) seizures that are unprovoked by any identifiable cause. Febrile seizures and neonatal seizures are excluded. A single seizure is defined as one seizure or as multiple ...
Hermann Stefan, William H. Theodore, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPROVOKED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unprovoked is used in the context of the following news items.
1
CCTV: Gangs of youths launch unprovoked attack on wedding guest …
Terrifying CCTV footage has emerged of a man being attacked by a large gang of men as he made his way home from a friend's wedding. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
2
Unprovoked Indian firing in Charikot Sector leaves one civilian dead
MUZAFFARABAD (AFP) - Pakistani officials on Sunday accused Indian troops of killing a civilian in "unprovoked firing" in the disputed Kashmir region. India and ... «DunyaNews Pakistan, Jul 15»
3
India Army responds strongly to Pakistan's 'unprovoked' firing along …
"Pakistan army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing at our positions in Shahpur sector of the LoC around midnight," a defence spokesman told IANS here. «Zee News, Jul 15»
4
Cook County Jail guard convicted in unprovoked attack on inmate
A judge on Wednesday convicted a veteran Cook County Jail correctional officer in an unprovoked attack on a detainee that was captured on a security camera. «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
5
Pakistan's unprovoked firing in Jammu, India retaliates
Pakistani troops on Thursday violated border ceasefire as they resorted to unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Jammu region, which ... «India Today, Jun 15»
6
Haverhill man gets up to 25 years for unprovoked attack
Prosecutors say the August 2013 attack on Jesse Downs on a Haverhill street was completely random and unprovoked. They say McCray and an associate ... «WCVB Boston, Jun 15»
7
China says US calls for Tiananmen accounting are 'unprovoked
BEIJING China criticized the United States on Friday for "unprovoked accusations" in calling on Beijing to account for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
8
Ceasefire violation: Pakistani troops resort to unprovoked firing …
In yet another incident of ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on forward Indian positions along the Line of Control in Krishna Ghati ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
9
Eric Joyce fined for unprovoked attack on teenage boys
The former MP Eric Joyce has been fined for an “unjustified and unprovoked” assault on two teenagers in a shop. The 54-year-old attacked the boys, aged 14 ... «The Guardian, May 15»
10
Vulnerable deaf teen 'king hit' in unprovoked attack
A deaf teenager was "king-hit" and then kicked in an unprovoked, alcohol-fuelled attack at a special needs school. The 14-year-old boy suffered injuries to his ... «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Unprovoked [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unprovoked>. Apr 2024 ».
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