provocation

Noun
  1. Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (synset 101224279)
    is a type of: aggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior
    subtypes:
    • aggro - (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression
    • last straw - the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit
    • taunt, taunting, twit - aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
    same as: aggravation, irritation
  2. Something that incites or provokes;
    A means of arousing or stirring to action (synset 109207872)
    is a type of: mental energy, psychic energy - an actuating force or factor
    subtypes: signal - any incitement to action
    same as: incitation, incitement
  3. Needed encouragement (synset 107267432)
    "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
    is a type of: encouragement - the expression of approval and support
    subtypes: subornation - underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
    same as: incitement

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