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How to pronounce “provocation”
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Pronunciation guide for provocation
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of provocation with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy
Now, in the spirit of better understanding those types of provocations,
- Definition summary
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce provocation
Why we get mad -- and why it's healthy

Now, in the spirit of better understanding those types of provocations,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “provocation”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
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