provocation
English
/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌpɹɒvəˈkeɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
- Something that provokes; a provocative act
- (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French provocacion derived from Latin provocatio, provocationem, provoco (call forth, provoke).
Origin
Latin
provoco
Gloss
call forth, provoke
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bronchoprovocation English
- provocationism English
- provocationist English
- provocatrix English
- provocatio Latin
- provocatio, provocationem Latin
- provocativus Latin
- provocatorius Latin
- provocatrix Latin
- provoco Latin
- prōvocātīvus Latin
- vocō Latin
- provocatie Dutch, Flemish
- provocation French
- provocación Spanish, Castilian
- provocação Portuguese
- provocacion Old French