provocation

English Thesaurus

1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (noun.act)

hypernym	:	aggression,
definition	:	deliberately unfriendly behavior (noun.act)

hyponym	:	aggro,
definition	:	(informal British usage) aggravation or aggression (noun.act)

hyponym	:	last straw,
definition	:	the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit (noun.act)

hyponym	:	taunt, taunting, twit,
definition	:	aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing (noun.act)

2. needed encouragement (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	encouragement,
definition	:	the expression of approval and support (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	subornation,
definition	:	underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful (noun.communication)

3. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)

hypernym	:	mental energy, psychic energy,
definition	:	an actuating force or factor (noun.motive)

hyponym	:	signal,
definition	:	any incitement to action (noun.motive)

4. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (noun.act)

derivation	:	annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex,
definition	:	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate,
definition	:	exasperate or irritate (verb.emotion)

5. needed encouragement (noun.communication)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel,
definition	:	give an incentive for action (verb.creation)

6. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	incite, instigate, set off, stir up,
definition	:	provoke or stir up (verb.communication)

derivation	:	egg on, incite, prod,
definition	:	urge on; cause to act (verb.contact)

derivation	:	call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke,
definition	:	evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb.creation)

derivation	:	actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel,
definition	:	give an incentive for action (verb.creation)

derivation	:	arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise,
definition	:	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)

7. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment (noun.act)

derivation	:	annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex,
definition	:	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke,
definition	:	annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate,
definition	:	exasperate or irritate (verb.emotion)

8. needed encouragement (noun.communication)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel,
definition	:	give an incentive for action (verb.creation)

9. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	incite, instigate, set off, stir up,
definition	:	provoke or stir up (verb.communication)

derivation	:	egg on, incite, prod,
definition	:	urge on; cause to act (verb.contact)

derivation	:	call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke,
definition	:	evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb.creation)

derivation	:	actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel,
definition	:	give an incentive for action (verb.creation)

derivation	:	arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise,
definition	:	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)