How to pronounce "provoke"

• "provoke" pronounced in English.

• "provoke" pronounced in Turkish.

Meanings and definitions of "provoke"

Verb

call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

Synonyms:

• arouse
• elicit
• enkindle
• kindle
• evoke
• fire
• raise
• provoke

Verb

evoke or provoke to appear or occur; "Her behavior provoked a quarrel between the couple"

Synonyms:

• provoke
• evoke
• call forth
• kick up

Verb

provide the needed stimulus for

Synonyms:

• provoke
• stimulate

Verb

annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

Synonyms:

• harass
• hassle
• harry
• chivy
• chivvy
• chevy
• chevvy
• beset
• plague
• molest
• provoke