Provoke (Verb)
Meaning 1
Annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
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Meaning 2
Provide the needed stimulus for.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
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- Rekindle
- Overcome
- Stir Up
- Touch A Chord
- Prick
- Inflame
- Discompose
- Ignite
- Discomfit
- Invite
- Hurt
- Disconcert
- Overwhelm
- Bruise
- Overpower
- Fire Up
- Spite
- Offend
- Injure
- Untune
- Whelm
- Infatuate
- Interest
- Upset
- Sweep Over
- Anger
- Shame
- Wake
- Overtake
- Shake
- Stimulate
- Ask For
- Stir
- Shake Up
- Strike A Chord
- Draw
- Wound
- Heat
- Excite
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Meaning 4
Evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- His careless comment provoked a heated argument during the meeting.
- The company's decision to raise prices provoked widespread outrage among customers.
- The artist's latest sculpture is designed to provoke a strong emotional response from viewers.
- Her reckless driving provoked an angry reaction from other motorists on the road.
- The politician's statement was intended to provoke a reaction from her opponent.