- aggravation, irritation, provocation - unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
--1 is a kind of aggression
--1 has particulars: aggro; last straw; twit, taunt, tauntingDerived form: verb provoke4 - incitement, incitation, provocation - something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
--2 is a kind of psychic energy, mental energy
--2 has particulars: signalDerived forms: verb provoke1, verb provoke2, verb provoke3 - provocation, incitement - needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
--3 is a kind of encouragement
--3 has particulars: subornationDerived form: verb provoke3