Synonyms for provocation
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Irritation
irritation, aggravation, exasperation, exacerbation, vexation
2. Incitement
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
- n. 2
Something that provokes; a provocative act.
- n. 3
The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
When it's time to check for provocation, ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.
Related words
- Word family
- provocateur provocator provoke
Forms
- Plural
- provocations → irritations, aggravations, exasperations, exacerbations…
Example sentences
- irritation The vet examined the cat for a wound or irritation.
- aggravation That would have saved a lot of aggravation.
- exasperation Mary looked at Tom with exasperation.
- incitement The protesters were accused of incitement to violence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| provocation | steady | |
| irritation | rising | |
| aggravation | falling | |
| exasperation | rising | |
| exacerbation | rising | |
| incitement | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dare1, spur1
- 6 letters
- insult2
- 7 letters
- offense2, offence, affront2
- 8 letters
- stimulus3, vexation
- 9 letters
- incentive3, stimulant3
- 10 letters
- irritation4, incitement3, incitation
- 11 letters
- aggravation4
- 12 letters
- exasperation5, exacerbation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insult2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- provocation
- Italiano
- provocazione
- Español
- provocación
- Deutsch
- Provokation