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1. Unfriendly behaviour that causes anger or resentment
   - aggravation, irritation
    
2. Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
   - incitement, incitation
    
3. Needed encouragement
   "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation";
   - incitement

Derived forms: provocations

Type of: aggression, encouragement, mental energy, psychic energy

Encyclopedia: Provocation