provocation noun
ADJ. extreme, severe | deliberate
QUANT. element The victim's conduct had involved an element of provocation.
VERB + PROVOCATION respond to
PREP. under ~ The crime was committed under provocation. | without ~ She attacked him without provocation.
PHRASES at the least/slightest provocation He would lose his temper at the slightest provocation.
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