to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex. to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity): The mishap provoked a hearty laugh. to incite or stimulate (a person, animal, etc.) to action.
What does it mean when someone is provoke?
If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. He started shouting at me but I didn't do anything to provoke him. Synonyms: anger, insult, annoy, offend More Synonyms of provoke. transitive verb.
What is synonym of provoked?
provoke
- arouse,
- encourage,
- excite,
- fire (up),
- impassion,
- incite,
- instigate,
- move,
