provoked
- adjective
- /prəˈvoʊkt/
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provocado
- His rude comments often provoked a strong reaction from his friends.
And Chris is a person that is easily provoked to take a step back.
- And Chris is a person that is easily provoked to take a step back.
- There has been, there's long been a belief that narcissistic people are hot headed, meaning that they're aggressive when they feel provoked.
- No, I'm provoked by the bear in mind, you still did the good thing, but just decided to lie about how good it was.
Examples
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And Chris is a person that is easily provoked to take a step back.
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Was there anything that provoked him, made him feel like, you know, that was the only, only answer to his problem?
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Most of them will disagree with most of his ideas but will be provoked by his ideas.
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After receiving the harsh criticism, she felt provoked and ready to defend her work.
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When the bully pushed him, he became provoked and decided to stand up for himself.
Synonyms
238
3.0
Very angry and ready to shout or complain
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3.1
Feeling annoyed or a little angry because something keeps bothering you
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4.1
Feeling very angry and shocked because something seems unfair
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5.3
Very angry and showing it
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2.3
Feeling hurt because someone said or did something rude
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7.1
Feeling annoyed or angry
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4.5
Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly
Feeling more angry or annoyed because of something
Feeling hurt and angry because someone treated you badly
Angry and upset because something caused trouble
Feeling annoyed or slightly angry at something
Very angry because of something unfair or wrong
Feeling very furious because someone did something unfair or rude
Very angry and likely to act violently
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word provoked comes from Latin parts pro- meaning 'forth' and vocare meaning 'to call'. Think of it as someone 'calling out' anger from you, just like voice and vocal are about speaking, so being provoked is being made to feel angry.