The Only Use of
provocation
in
The Great Gatsby
- We were sitting at a table with a man of about my age and a rowdy little girl, who gave way upon the slightest provocation to uncontrollable laughter.†
p. 47.2provocation = something that causes a reaction--especially anger or violence OR the act of causing an angry or violent reaction
Definition:
actions that cause a reaction--especially anger or violence
or:
the act of causing an angry or violent reaction
or:
the act of causing an angry or violent reaction