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- Dictionaryprov·o·ca·tion/ˌprävəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately: "you should remain calm and not respond to provocation" Similar
- 2. testing to elicit a particular response or reflex: "twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin"
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