noun. The act of provoking or inciting.

noun. Something that provokes.

noun. The act of provoking or exciting anger or vexation.

noun. Anything that excites anger; a cause of anger or resentment.

noun. An appeal to a court or judge.

noun. Incitement; stimulus.

noun. The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.

noun. That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment.

noun. Incitement; stimulus.

noun. Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress.

noun. An appeal to a court. [A Latinism]

noun. The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something

noun. Something that provokes; a provocative act

noun. The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.

noun. needed encouragement

noun. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

noun. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

"Navy commander in the region says Iran's war games over the past year amount to what he termed provocation because they come right around the juggler of crucial oil shipping lanes."

the provocation  

provocateur  

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