4 uses
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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
- (Excuse the expression, ma'am: you'd use it yourself if you had my provocation).Act 5 (14% in)
- I never gave her the slightest provocation.Act 5 (18% in)
- I was brought up to be just like him, unable to control myself, and using bad language on the slightest provocation.Act 5 (26% in)
- She snaps his head off on the faintest provocation, or on none.Act 5 (98% in)
There are no more uses of "provocation" in Pygmalion.
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