Dictionary entry

Provocation

Pronunciation: /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) စိတ်ဆွခြင်း။စိတ်ဆိုးအမျက်ထွက်အောင် လှုံဆော်ခြင်း။

Definition

provocation /prɒvǝ'keÇʃn/ n (က) [U] ရန္စျခင္း။ ဆြေပးျခင္း။ စျခင္း။ He reacted with violence only under provocation (ie when provoked). ❍ She loses her temper at/ on the slightest provocation. (ခ) [C] ရန္စမႈ။ The police remained calm in the face of repeated provocations.

Examples

  1. [act of provocation] : The attack was an act of provocation by opponents of the peace process.