Word familyadjectiveprovocableprovocativeprovocatoryprovokableprovokingnounprovocantprovocateurprovocationprovocativenessprovocatorprovokementprovokeradverbprovocativelyprovokinglyverbprovoke
deliberate provocation• He knew that Sharpe's insults were more than mereanger, but a deliberate provocation to a duel.• We are virtually certain that this incident was a deliberate provocation.• The company's been accused of deliberate provocation.