Definition of provoked? I dont get the definition of it from dictionary.com pleeeease tell me and gove examples!!
2006-06-22 16:40:55 · 20 answers · asked by ,<3 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
To provoke someone is to set them off. This can be deliberate or unintentional.
Examples:
"I got really angry when she made that joke about my mother. Although she didn't know that my mom had died, her insensitive comment really provoked me."
or
"I want that guy to hit me so I can sue him. I am going to go over there and provoke him."
2006-06-22 16:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by bobhayes 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Another definition of provoke , is to cause to think.
The speaker said many things, provoking me to study futher on the subject.
MY point is that provoke does not always have to have anger involved, just that it causes you to act in some fashion or manner either physically or mentally , or both.
2006-06-22 23:59:52 · answer #2 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You provoked me into answering this question and asking for help. it is a verb. A lot of times it can be used as an excuse for a reason that you did something.
2006-06-22 23:46:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am provoked by someone who makes fun of me, I want to harm them becasue of it, they are causing me to feel irratibility towards them. Provoking someone is when you do things to get a rise out of them or cause to do something in return(not in a good way)
2006-06-22 23:42:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To provoke is to cause something to happen, to nag or anger or irritate until something unforseen happens... I was provoked into an arguement even though at first I wasn't angry.
2006-06-22 23:45:36 · answer #5 · answered by themom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to be pushed into something. Example being if my two year old hits her older sister, her older sister is provoked into grabbing the two year old.
2006-06-22 23:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by Mommymonster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop provoking your brothers!
Stop causing the problem with your brothers
2006-06-22 23:45:10 · answer #7 · answered by you got mail 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means to "deliberately cause anger", such as waving a red flag in front of a bull or slapping a beehive full of bees. Also, teasing your older brother when he is with is girl friend.
2006-06-22 23:46:37 · answer #8 · answered by Puzzleman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Provokes means that someone has said or done something to make you mad or angry or hostile.
"Kathy fussed at Kevin until she provoked him to anger."
"John quite often provoked his wife to throw things at him."
2006-06-22 23:44:45 · answer #9 · answered by fhornsr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To cause something or someone to do something.
Example: John's trash-talking provoked Bill to kill him.
2006-06-22 23:44:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋