What is provocation?

Question

In this forum, provocation is quite current. Can anyone explain why people like to provoke, and what does it give them? Satisfaction? Does it mean they are frustrated?

Answer 1

My guess is that it is the same trait that creates bullies. They feel that they are excercising a certain power over others by provocation while safely standing at an unreachable distance.. It is easy for them to think they are causing trouble, while not risking consequences. I think the fact that some people like to do it must mean that there is some satisfaction in it for them. They have not learned yet that being a decent human being is a matter of helping others - and feels so much more satisfying.

Answer 2

The term provocation, besides its generic meaning of "an act to be a cause of something", has the following technical meanings.

Provocation, a type of defense in court.
Provocation within a (political) group as a means to disrupt its activity or obtain some other desired response.
Provocation, a way of medical testing, e.g., for allergy.
The term provocative is also used to indicate the intention to shock social norms.

Answer 3

Provocation only works if you let it. Some people get a charge out of rustling feathers. It's not always a bad thing as if we weren't provoked at times, there would be no healthy debates. It results in insight and enlightenment. Others, are just plain jerks with neanderthal mentality who love to start fights.

Answer 4

provocation gives a great satisfaction to the person who provokes; yes, they r frustrated------b'coz they r suffering with some insecurity. People ususally provoke others only to hide their insecureness and to show how superior he [himself] is?

Answer 5

Provocation is often used to gain attention that the person may be lacking in their life.

Also, people provoke others into reacting in violent ways so that they can prove themselves the superior person, either to themselves or to someone else. By this I mean, someone might start a fight with someone else simply to prove that they can beat them in a fight. This can either be to make themselves feel bigger and boost their own ego, or to make them appear more appealing to a prospective partner.

Answer 6

Provoke...to trigger, to cause, to motivate, attack, initiate. It's what makes this forum's conversations interesting...you can voice whatever opinion you have about anything, challenge other's opinions,and learn something at the same time. All anonymously....how cool is that?

Answer 7

Provovation means forcing someone to do what he or she does not normally want to do. That is make someone do something .It gives satisfaction to some people and some people make use of people's sentiments to use them for their own purpose.

Answer 8

NOUN:

The act of provoking or inciting.
Something that provokes.