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provoking
adjective
(pro-vok-ing)
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
Synonyms:
agitating
,
agitative
,
Examples:
A provoking delay at the airport.
Words Related to
provoking
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provocative
,
agitating
,
agitative
,
triggering
,
sparking
,
inciting
,
fomenting
,
arousing
,
inflaming
,
incited
,
incite
,
instigating
,
stoking
,
causing
,
igniting
,
eliciting
,
precipitating
,
inducing
,
fueling
,
prompting
,
stirring
,
evoking
,
inflicting
,
creating
,
wreaking
,
egging
,
stimulating
,
generating
,
resulting
,
raising
,
seditious
,
incitement
,
excite
,
teasing
,
leading
,
thrilling
,
exciting
,
hard-hitting
,
heightening
,
engendering
,
provocation
,
stirred
,
quelling
,
suppressing
,
spurring
,
destabilizing
,
exacerbating
,
avoiding
,
defusing
,
goading
,
riling
,
emboldening
,
harming
,
scaring
,
erupting
,
subjecting
,
disrupting
,
frighten
,
alienating
,
amplifying
,
reacting
,
placating
,
sabotaging
,
overreacting
,
undermining
,
interrupting
,
undercutting
,
fearing
,
ensue
,
engaging
,
exposing
,
angering
,
calumnious
,
enkindle
,
risking
,
appeasing
,
escalating
,
roused
,
pacifies
,
spoiling
,
allaying
,
assuaging
,
diffusing
,
ruining
,
aggravate
,
squelching
,
squashing
,
fanning
,
perpetuating
,
derailing
,
misdirecting
,
averting
,
blunting
,
sidestepping
,
retaliating
,
resorting
,
spooking
,
resisting
,
indulging
,
cowing
,
provoking
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