Definition of PROVOCATION

provocation

Plural: provocations

Noun

  • unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
  • something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
  • needed encouragement
    • "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
  • The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
  • Something that provokes; a provocative act
  • The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.

Examples

  • When it's time to check for provocation, ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. Doublet of provokatsiya.

Scrabble Score: 18

provocation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
provocation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
provocation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

provocation: valid Words With Friends Word