"provoked" in the verb sense

1. arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses

"arouse pity"

"raise a smile"

"evoke sympathy"

2. provoke, evoke, call forth, kick up

evoke or provoke to appear or occur

"Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

3. provoke, stimulate

provide the needed stimulus for

4. harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provoke

annoy continually or chronically

"He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"

"This man harasses his female co-workers"

"provoked" in the adjective sense

1. aggravated, provoked

incited, especially deliberately, to anger

"aggravated by passive resistance"

"the provoked animal attacked the child"

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