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Meaning of Provocation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Something that provokes; a provocative act.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إثارة استفزاز الإستفزاز
Azərbaycanca provokasiya təxribat
Български провокация
Bosanski izazov provokacija изазов провокација
Čeština provokace
Cymraeg cythrudd
Deutsch Provokation Reizung
Ελληνικά προβοκάτσια πρόκληση
Esperanto provoko
Español provocación
Suomi provokaatio provosointi
Français provocation
Gaeilge gríosú
हिन्दी उत्तेजक छेड़
Hrvatski izazov provokacija изазов провокација
Magyar provokáció
Bahasa Indonesia cundang kompor provokasi
Italiano provocazione
日本語 挑発 煽り
ქართული პროვოკაცია
한국어 도발 딴지
Kurdî provokasyon
Latviešu provokācija
Македонски провокација
Bahasa Melayu provokasi
Nederlands provocatie
Polski prowokacja
Português provocação
Română provocare
Русский провокация
Slovenčina provokácia
Српски izazov provokacija изазов провокација
Svenska brandfackla provocering provokation
Türkçe kışkırtma provokasyon
Українська провокація
اردو اشتعال

Examples

“When it's time to check for provocation, ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

provocationism provocationist Provocations Provocative Provocatively Provocativeness

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