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provocation

/ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃən
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
3rd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

ˌprɒvə - ˈkeɪʃən -> provocation

Myanmar meaning

(n) စိတ်ဆွခြင်း။စိတ်ဆိုးအမျက်ထွက်အောင် လှုံဆော်ခြင်း။

Full entry

provocation /prɒvǝ'keÇʃn/ n

(က) [U] ရန်စခြင်း။ ဆွပေးခြင်း။ စခြင်း။ He reacted with violence only under provocation (ie when provoked). ❍ She loses her temper at/ on the slightest provocation.
(ခ) [C] ရန်စမှု။ The police remained calm in the face of repeated provocations.

More examples
  • [act of provocation] : The attack was an act of provocation by opponents of the peace process.
Synonyms
aggravation, irritation, irritant, frustration, annoyance, affront, baiting, bothering, brickbat, casus belli, cause, challenge, dare, defy, goading, grabber, grievance, grounds, harassment, hassle, incentive, incitement, indignity, inducement, injury, instigation, insult, irking, justification, motivation, needling, niggling, offense, provoking, reason, stimulus, taunt, vexation, vexing
Antonyms
compliment, discouragement, happiness, hindrance, pleasure, praise, prevention, repression, suppression
Cross references
aggravationirritationirritantfrustrationannoyanceaffrontbaitingbotheringbrickbatcasus bellicausechallengedaredefygoadinggrabbergrievancegroundsharassmenthassleincentiveincitementindignityinducementinjuryinstigationinsultirking
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