Both Uses of
provocation
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- BLOOM: (Angrily) You hit him without provocation.†
Chpt 15 *
- Negative: he omitted to mention the clandestine correspondence between Martha Clifford and Henry Flower, the public altercation at, in and in the vicinity of the licensed premises of Bernard Kiernan and Co, Limited, 8, 9 and 10 Little Britain street, the erotic provocation and response thereto caused by the exhibitionism of Gertrude (Gerty), surname unknown.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(provocation) actions that cause a reaction--especially anger or violence
or:
the act of causing an angry or violent reaction