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provocation

prov.o.ca.tion \.pra:v-*-'ka--sh*n\ n [ME provocacioun, fr. MF provocation, 
   fr. L provocation-, ]provocatio, fr. provocatus, pp. of provocare : the act 
   of provoking : INCITEMENT; also : something that  provokes, arouses, or 
   stimulates