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provoked - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'provoked' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Provoked [ imp. & p. p.]
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Meaning of 'provoked' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . provoked [ s]
Meaning (1):
- incited, especially deliberately, to anger
Example in sentence:
  • aggravated by passive resistance;
  • the provoked animal attacked the child