| query | If something p_______ a reaction, it causes it.If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. |
|---|---|
| word | provoke |
| full-definition | verb If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively. He started beating me when I was about fifteen but I didn't do anything to provoke him. I provoked him into doing something really stupid. If something provokes a reaction, it causes it. His election success has provoked a shocked reaction. |
| inflections | provokesprovokingprovoked |
| cefr-level | C1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1
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