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Arouse vs Provocation - What's the difference?

arouse | provocation |

As a verb arouse

is to stimulate feelings.

As a noun provocation is

the act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

arouse

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To stimulate feelings.
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  • *:“?My tastes,” he said, still smiling, “?incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet.” And, to tease her and arouse her to combat?: “?I prefer a farandole to a nocturne?; I'd rather have a painting than an etching?; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;.”
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  • , chapter=5, title= Lord Stranleigh Abroad , passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.}}
  • To sexually stimulate.
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  • To wake from sleep or stupor.
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  • See also

    * arousal * aroused

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    provocation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
  • Something that provokes; a provocative act
  • (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
  • When it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.