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Provoke meaning
To cause someone to become annoyed or angry. | To bring about a reaction. | To appeal.
Example sentences (20)
A 176-page report published by a collective of citizens and lawyers brings to the fore how organisers of religious processions pick certain communally sensitive routes to provoke violence.
Besides widening rifts in ASEAN, the regime was also clearly looking to provoke confusion within the resistance movement by allowing Don to report an endorsement of negotiations by Suu Kyi.
Daniel DePetris: Will Kevin McCarthy’s meeting with Taiwan’s president provoke more conflict with China?
Few endangered animals, if any, provoke such a wide array of responses throughout the country.
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok claimed Monday during a MSNBC appearance that Republicans’ criticism of the FBI would provoke “violence” by spurring Americans to “lash out” against the federal government.
GLAAD is proud to tackle tough issues and shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change.
Halting the fuel supply to Turkey would likely provoke a negative reaction from an important country that is the only gateway for Russian commodities coming from its interior waterways, the Caspian and Black Seas, to leave through the Bosporus Strait.
Hamas officials all but acknowledge the strategy, saying they launched the Oct. 7 attack to provoke a major military response by Israel they expected would produce civilian casualties.
He did not provoke them in any way, just that he could not help them with the direction they were looking for which is not an offence in any way.
He perhaps wanted to provoke or tease the Treasury Benches as he added he had only placed the truth before the House back then and they could relax this time around.
It is not wise to provoke us or raise our sleeping sword.
Mander filed a complaint with the police alleging that the remarks made by the unknown swami in his speech were prima facie designed to provoke riots, promote enmity and ill-will between communities and were prejudicial to national integration.
Moreover, Dali was a highly skilled and innovative artist who was always seeking new ways to push artistic boundaries, and he may have been trying to create a sense of mystery and intrigue and to provoke deeper thought and reflection among his viewers.
One of the excuses for not shooting the damn thing down is that it might provoke China.
One US official told the that they were concerned about at what point US military support for Taiwan could provoke China.
Police have charged him with sections including intentional insult to provoke breach of peace, promoting enmity, as well as publishing or transmitting obscene material in electronic form under the Information Technology Act 2000.
She has established a position for herself in the dynamic world of online artwork with her ability to provoke emotions.
Similarly, when the Palestinians falsely claimed that a massacre had taken place in Jenin, this was intended to not only besmirch the Jewish state but also to provoke a visceral emotional reaction against Israel and in support of the Palestinians.
Some displays will provoke more response than others, but the totality of the collection compels you to consider the inhumanity of any genocide, anywhere, anytime.
TEHRAN, Aug. 01 (MNA) – The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday that the enemy intends to provoke unrest in the country on the anniversary of last autumn's foreign-backed riots in Iran.