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Grammar : Adj
Spell : pruh-vohk
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvoʊk



Definition of provoked

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French provoker, provochier (12c., Modern French provoquer) and directly from Latin provocare "call forth, challenge," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + vocare "to call" (see voice (n.)). Related: Provoked; provoking.
  • adj exasperated
  • adj maddened
Example sentences :
  • I was provoked, and I married in hopes of provoking the man I loved.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • We are apt to be fond of any body that will side with us, when oppressed or provoked.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I had no more fear, as every one had gone too far and provoked me too much.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • But he was now determined not to be provoked by any thing I could say or look.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He was resolved to be all condescension, if anew you had not provoked him.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Would to Heaven I had not provoked it by my second letter to my aunt Hervey!
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • It provoked us to such a degree that we could not get over it.
  • Extract from : « Chronicles of Border Warfare » by Alexander Scott Withers
  • If only he could have provoked Israel to anger he might have had his will of him.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • John Storm laughed, and that provoked her to towering indignation.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • She shook her head, but that only provoked him to fresh effort.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

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