English-Thai Dictionary

provocation

N การยั่วยุ อารมณ์  incitement inducement kan-yue-yu-ar-rom

 

provocation

N สิ่ง ยั่ว ให้ โมโห  siang-yue-hai-mo-ho

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROVOCATION

n.[L. provacatio. See Provoke. ] 1. Any thing that excites anger; the cause of resentment. 1 Kings 21:22.
2. The act of exciting anger.
3. An appeal to a court or judge. [A Latinism, not now used. ]
4. Incitement. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROVOCATION

Prov `o *ca "tion, n. Etym: [F. provocation, L. provocatio. See Provoke. ]

 

1. The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger. Fabyan.

 

2. That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley.

 

3. Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: 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.

 

5. An appeal to a court.

 

Note: [A Latinism ] [Obs. ] Ayliffe.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

provocation

prov o ca tion |ˌprävəˈkāSHən ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, esp. deliberately: you should remain calm and not respond to provocation | he burst into tears at the slightest provocation . • Law action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation: the assault had taken place under provocation . 2 Medicine testing to elicit a particular response or reflex: twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio (n- ), from the verb provocare (see provoke ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

provocation

provo |ca ¦tion |ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately: you should remain calm and not respond to provocation | he burst into tears at the slightest provocation . • Law action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation: the assault had taken place under provocation . 2 the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately: walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled. 3 Medicine testing to elicit a particular response or reflex. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio (n- ), from the verb provocare (see provoke ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

provocation

provocation noun 1 he remained calm despite severe provocation: goading, prodding, egging on, incitement, pressure; annoyance, irritation, nettling; harassment, plaguing, molestation; teasing, taunting, torment; affront, insults; informal hassle, aggravation. 2 without provocation, Bill punched Mr. Cartwright: justification, excuse, pretext, occasion, call, motivation, motive, cause, grounds, reason, need; formal casus belli.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

provocation

provocation noun 1 he remained calm despite severe provocation: goading, prodding, egging on, incitement, rousing, stirring, stimulation, prompting, inducement, encouragement, urging, inspiration, stimulus, pressure; annoyance, irritation, nettling, agitation, vexation, being rubbed up the wrong way; harassment, plaguing, molestation; teasing, taunting, torment; affront, insults; informal hassle, aggravation. 2 without provocation, Jones punched Mr Cartwright: justification, excuse, pretext, occasion, call, motivation, motive, cause, grounds, reason, purpose, need.

 

French Dictionary

provocation

provocation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de provoquer. : Une provocation à la désobéissance civile. SYNONYME incitation . 2 Défi. : Cette décision constitue une véritable provocation.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

provocation

prov o ca tion /prɑ̀vəkéɪʃ (ə )n |prɔ̀v -/名詞 1 U C (人を )怒らせること ; 挑発, 扇動 .2 C 怒らせるもの .