provoke
/prʌvˈoʊk/
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Definitions
Verb
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
Verb
evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"
Verb
provide the needed stimulus for
Verb
annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"
Synonyms
arouse
beset
call forth
chevvy
chevy
chivvy
chivy
elicit
enkindle
evoke
fire
harass
harry
hassle
kick up
kindle
molest
plague
raise
stimulate
More General Terms
annoy
bother
cause
chafe
challenge
create
devil
do
get at
get to
gravel
irritate
make
nark
nettle
rag
rile
vex
More Specific Terms
agitate
anger
ask for
bedevil
bruise
crucify
discomfit
discompose
disconcert
draw
dun
entice
excite
fire up
foment
frustrate
goad
haze
heat
hurt
ignite
incite
infatuate
inflame
injure
instigate
interest
invite
jog
lure
needle
offend
overcome
overpower
overtake
overwhelm
pick
prick
rag
rejuvenate
rekindle
set off
shake
shake up
shame
spite
stimulate
stir
stir up
strike a chord
sweep over
tempt
torment
touch a chord
untune
upset
wake
whelm
wound