unprovokedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnprəˈvəʊkt/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈvoʊkt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and provoked adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, provoke v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + provoke v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later provoked adj.

1. Of a person: that has not received provocation; not provoked. Chiefly in predicative use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > incited or instigated > not

unprovoked1534

unincited1648

unirritated1649

unprompted1659

unactuated1661

unprecipitated1795

unstimulateda1800

ungoaded1817

1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede f. 128 Certayne men haue vnprouoked and vncalled, euen of theyr owne accorde runne forth into the market.

1641 Bp. J. Hall Short Answer Vindic. Smectymnuus To Rdr. sig. A3 When..the Smectymnuans,..unprovoked, unthought of,..flye in my face, as men wrongfully accused.

1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 217 Captain Bushel, unprovoked, and without reading the proclamation,..shot sharp-shot, without the least care, to dispel a poor contemptible mob.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. x. 257 To discover..who have been my unprovoked enemies.

1911 H. G. Paul John Dennis 85 Dennis was only replying to such phrases as ‘the most insipid and contemptible of all human Creatures’, delivered by his unprovoked assailant.

2004 M. Keyes Other Side of Story (2005) 458 Entirely unprovoked, Ema had started calling Anton and me by our first names.

2. Of an action, esp. an attack: carried out or occurring without provocation; lacking cause or motive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating independently or spontaneously

unprovoked1585

automatical1586

automatic1599

self-acting1605

self-active1642

self-acted1651

spontaneous1664

authentic1834

semi-automatic1890

shoot-from-the-hip1967

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xv. 264 The voluntarie and vnprouoked operation of the spirite.

1688 J. Barnes Hist. Edward III i. i. 6 The mean while King Edward conceives an high indignation at this unprovoked Defiance.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 427. ⁋2 This Heroine had..out-done the whole Sisterhood of Gossips, in..unprovoked Malice.

1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 82 These unprovoked strokes, at my uncle Toby's [hobby-horse].

1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xii. 293 In answer to unprovoked insult.

1928 Times 11 July 16/6 The shooting was entirely unprovoked.

1989 R. J. Smith Unknown CIA vii. 129 The Soviet attack would have to come..unprovoked during a period of serenity and calm.

2012 Independent 23 July 16/1 Yet another violent policeman has got away with an unprovoked attack.

Derivatives

unproˈvokedness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun]

resteOE

peacea1225

egalityc1374

tranquillityc1374

peaceabilityc1384

sobernessc1384

tranquille1412

quietness?a1425

evenheadc1440

equalitya1475

equability1531

sobermood1556

calmness1561

evenness1561

serenity1599

collection1602

equilibrium1608

calm1609

temperateness1609

composedness1611

recollection1611

temper1611

unpassionateness1611

placidity1619

sereneness1628

attemperature1635

quietationa1639

equableness1641

steadiness1642

sedateness1647

imperturbation1648

placidness1654

centredness1662

equanimity1663

composure1667

serenitude1672

equalness1675

unperturbedness1676

dispassion1690

quietism1735

serene1744

relaxednessa1750

self-composure1762

sober-mindedness1767

collectedness1789

unprovokedness1795

comfortableness1815

repose1815

levelness1824

dispassionateness1842

unruffledness1858

passionlessness1867

1795 W. Jackson New Newgate Cal. III. 387 The horrid nature and unprovokedness of the crime..is almost without example.

1857 F. W. Faber Creator & Creature ii. i. 134 [God's] tenderness,..His extraordinary unprovokedness, have been beyond all words.

2008 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 7 Leaving aside the apparent unprovokedness and the serious injury to the man this is not an offence where he would be a danger to the public at large.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unprovoked
释义	unprovokedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnprəˈvəʊkt/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈvoʊkt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and provoked adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, provoke v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + provoke v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare slightly later provoked adj. 1. Of a person: that has not received provocation; not provoked. Chiefly in predicative use. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > inciting or instigating > incited or instigated > not unprovoked1534 unincited1648 unirritated1649 unprompted1659 unactuated1661 unprecipitated1795 unstimulateda1800 ungoaded1817 1534 W. Marshall tr. Erasmus Playne & Godly Expos. Commune Crede f. 128 Certayne men haue vnprouoked and vncalled, euen of theyr owne accorde runne forth into the market. 1641 Bp. J. Hall Short Answer Vindic. Smectymnuus To Rdr. sig. A3 When..the Smectymnuans,..unprovoked, unthought of,..flye in my face, as men wrongfully accused. 1725 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) III. 217 Captain Bushel, unprovoked, and without reading the proclamation,..shot sharp-shot, without the least care, to dispel a poor contemptible mob. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. x. 257 To discover..who have been my unprovoked enemies. 1911 H. G. Paul John Dennis 85 Dennis was only replying to such phrases as ‘the most insipid and contemptible of all human Creatures’, delivered by his unprovoked assailant. 2004 M. Keyes Other Side of Story (2005) 458 Entirely unprovoked, Ema had started calling Anton and me by our first names. 2. Of an action, esp. an attack: carried out or occurring without provocation; lacking cause or motive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adjective] > operating independently or spontaneously unprovoked1585 automatical1586 automatic1599 self-acting1605 self-active1642 self-acted1651 spontaneous1664 authentic1834 semi-automatic1890 shoot-from-the-hip1967 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xv. 264 The voluntarie and vnprouoked operation of the spirite. 1688 J. Barnes Hist. Edward III i. i. 6 The mean while King Edward conceives an high indignation at this unprovoked Defiance. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 427. ⁋2 This Heroine had..out-done the whole Sisterhood of Gossips, in..unprovoked Malice. 1760 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy II. xii. 82 These unprovoked strokes, at my uncle Toby's [hobby-horse]. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley II. xii. 293 In answer to unprovoked insult. 1928 Times 11 July 16/6 The shooting was entirely unprovoked. 1989 R. J. Smith Unknown CIA vii. 129 The Soviet attack would have to come..unprovoked during a period of serenity and calm. 2012 Independent 23 July 16/1 Yet another violent policeman has got away with an unprovoked attack. Derivatives unproˈvokedness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] resteOE peacea1225 egalityc1374 tranquillityc1374 peaceabilityc1384 sobernessc1384 tranquille1412 quietness?a1425 evenheadc1440 equalitya1475 equability1531 sobermood1556 calmness1561 evenness1561 serenity1599 collection1602 equilibrium1608 calm1609 temperateness1609 composedness1611 recollection1611 temper1611 unpassionateness1611 placidity1619 sereneness1628 attemperature1635 quietationa1639 equableness1641 steadiness1642 sedateness1647 imperturbation1648 placidness1654 centredness1662 equanimity1663 composure1667 serenitude1672 equalness1675 unperturbedness1676 dispassion1690 quietism1735 serene1744 relaxednessa1750 self-composure1762 sober-mindedness1767 collectedness1789 unprovokedness1795 comfortableness1815 repose1815 levelness1824 dispassionateness1842 unruffledness1858 passionlessness1867 1795 W. Jackson New Newgate Cal. III. 387 The horrid nature and unprovokedness of the crime..is almost without example. 1857 F. W. Faber Creator & Creature ii. i. 134 [God's] tenderness,..His extraordinary unprovokedness, have been beyond all words. 2008 Courier Mail (Austral.) (Nexis) 20 Aug. 7 Leaving aside the apparent unprovokedness and the serious injury to the man this is not an offence where he would be a danger to the public at large. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1534
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