All 4 Uses of
provoke
in
Girl Interrupted
- What goes up does not necessarily come down, a body at rest does not tend to stay at rest and not every action can be counted on to provoke an equal and opposite reaction.†
- The world, whether dense or hollow, provoked only my negations.†
- Out into the ether of the world to wait for the circumstances that would provoke its reappearance?†
- We fell silent, listening for agitation in the nursing station--the sort of agitation an escape provokes.
*provokes = causes to happen
Definition:
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(provoke) to cause a reaction -- typically an emotional reaction such as anger; and sometimes caused intentionally