provocation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. Doublet of provokatsiya.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɒvəˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: prov‧o‧ca‧tion
Noun edit
provocation (countable and uncountable, plural provocations)
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
- Something that provokes; a provocative act
- (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
- When it's time to check for provocation, ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.
Usage notes edit
Usually followed by of, to, or for: provocation of violence (less common:to, rare:for), provocation to war (less common: of, for).
Related terms edit
Translations edit
act of provoking
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin provocātiōnem, from Latin provocō.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
provocation f (plural provocations)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Polish: prowokacja
- → Turkish: provokasyon
Further reading edit
- “provocation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.