nnoun.actunfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentmentSynset:aggravation irritation
Derivationally Related Form:aggravateirritateprovoke
Hypernyms:aggression
Inherited Hypernyms:aggravationaggressionbehavioractivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:aggrolast strawtaunttauntingtwit
Full Hyponyms:aggrolast strawtwit
nnoun.motivesomething that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to actionSynset:incitation incitement
Derivationally Related Form:inciteprovoke
Hypernyms:mental energy psychic energy
Inherited Hypernyms:incitementpsychic energymotivationpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:signal
nnoun.communicationneeded encouragementSynset:incitement
Examples:- the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
Derivationally Related Form:inciteprovoke
Hypernyms:encouragement
Inherited Hypernyms:provocationencouragementapprovalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:subornation
Full Hyponyms:subornationsubornation of perjury