provocationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˌprɒv.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌprɑː.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/C2 an action or statement that is intended to make someone angry:
He'd fly into a rage at the slightest provocation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
- aggravate
- aggrieve
- alienate
- anger
- annoy
- burn
- give sb the shits idiom
- go too far idiom
- goat
- grate
- hack
- hack sb off
- nose
- ruffle sb's feathers idiom
- set sb's teeth on edge idiom
- step/tread on sb's toes idiom
- stick in sb's craw idiom
- stick in sb's throat idiom
- tee
- toe
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