provoke
English Thesaurus
1. provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | challenge, |
| definition | : | issue a challenge to (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | entice, lure, tempt, |
| definition | : | provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | rejuvenate, |
| definition | : | cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | jog, |
| definition | : | stimulate to remember (verb.communication) |
2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb.creation)
| hypernym | : | cause, do, make, |
| definition | : | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | pick, |
| definition | : | provoke (verb.creation) |
| verb group | : | arouse, bring up, call down, call forth, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir, |
| definition | : | summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic (verb.creation) |
3. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | create, make, |
| definition | : | make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation) |
| hyponym | : | ask for, invite, |
| definition | : | increase the likelihood of (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | draw, |
| definition | : | elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc. (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | rekindle, |
| definition | : | arouse again (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | infatuate, |
| definition | : | arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | prick, |
| definition | : | to cause a sharp emotional pain (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | excite, |
| definition | : | arouse or elicit a feeling (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | anger, |
| definition | : | make angry (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | shame, |
| definition | : | cause to be ashamed (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | interest, |
| definition | : | excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of (verb.emotion) |
4. annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | 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) |
| hyponym | : | goad, needle, |
| definition | : | goad or provoke,as by constant criticism (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | haze, |
| definition | : | harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions (verb.social) |
5. provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | provocative, |
| definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
6. evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | elicitation, evocation, induction, |
| definition | : | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (noun.cognition) |
7. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | arousal, rousing, |
| definition | : | the act of arousing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | elicitation, evocation, induction, |
| definition | : | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | provocative, |
| definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
8. annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | harassment, molestation, |
| definition | : | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | plague, |
| definition | : | an annoyance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | harasser, harrier, |
| definition | : | a persistent attacker (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | harasser, |
| definition | : | a persistent tormentor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | provocative, |
| definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
9. provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | provocative, |
| definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
10. evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | elicitation, evocation, induction, |
| definition | : | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (noun.cognition) |
11. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | arousal, rousing, |
| definition | : | the act of arousing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | elicitation, evocation, induction, |
| definition | : | stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | provocative, |
| definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
12. annoy continually or chronically (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | harassment, molestation, |
| definition | : | the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | plague, |
| definition | : | an annoyance (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | harasser, harrier, |
| definition | : | a persistent attacker (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | harasser, |
| definition | : | a persistent tormentor (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | provocative, |
| definition | : | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy (adj.all) |
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