unprovoked
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verb (used with object), pro·voked, pro·vok·ing.
1.
to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
2.
to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh.
3.
to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
4.
to give rise to, induce, or bring about: What could have provoked such an incident?
5.
Obsolete. to summon.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōvocāre to call forth, challenge, provoke, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vocāre to call; akin to vōx voice
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin prōvocāre to call forth, challenge, provoke, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vocāre to call; akin to vōx voice
Related forms
pro·vok·er, noun
mis·pro·voke, verb (used with object), mis·pro·voked, mis·pro·vok·ing.
o·ver·pro·voke, verb, o·ver·pro·voked, o·ver·pro·vok·ing.
pre·pro·voke, verb (used with object), pre·pro·voked, pre·pro·vok·ing.
un·pro·voked, adjective
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provoke (prəˈvəʊk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to anger or infuriate |
| 2. | to cause to act or behave in a certain manner; incite or stimulate |
| 3. | to promote (certain feelings, esp anger, indignation, etc) in a person |
| 4. | obsolete to summon |
| [C15: from Latin prōvocāre to call forth, from vocāre to call] | |
| pro'voking | |
| —adj | |
| pro'vokingly | |
| —adv | |
| unprovoked (ʌnprəˈvəʊkt) | |
| —adj | |
| not provoked by anything done or said | |
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Example sentences
They were shocked and outraged to be the subject of unprovoked violent attacks by plain-clothes security personnel.
But on occasions they do charge wickedly, both when wounded and when entirely unprovoked.
The difference being you are so prone to launch unnecessary attacks or mordant quips unprovoked.
Instead, they listen to pleas of other wounded people and mistake them for unprovoked attacks.
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