1631 Bp. J. Hall (ed. 2) (2nd state) §cxxxvi It grieves him to bee over-provoked to our punishment.
1704 J. Swift iv The other could not forbear, being over-provoked at the affected seriousness of Peter's countenance.
2002 Oct. 10/1 Neither of them care to over-provoke waterfront dwellers, who sometimes assert their private property rights belligerently.