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provocation/prɒvəˈkeiʃ(ə)n/n. 1 the act or an instance of provoking; a state of being provoked 挑衅；挑拨；激怒 did it under severe provocation 在被激怒之下做了这件事 2 a cause of annoyance 惹人恼火的原因 3 Law an action, insult, etc. held to be likely to provoke physical retaliation 【法律】(可能引起人身报复的)行为(或侮辱等) [Middle English from Old French provocation or Latin provocatio (as PROVOKE)] |