Both Uses of
provocation
in
David Copperfield
- Being, by that time, rather tired of this kind of life, and having received new provocation from the butcher, I throw the flower away, go out with the butcher, and gloriously defeat him.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- The slightest provocation, even being asked if there is anything he would prefer for dinner, causes him to express a wish for a separation.†
Chpt 49-51
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