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Disobedient vs Provocative - What's the difference?

disobedient | provocative | Related terms |

Disobedient is a related term of provocative.


As adjectives the difference between disobedient and provocative

is that disobedient is not obedient while provocative is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

As a noun provocative is

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disobedient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not obedient.

    • Derived terms

    * disobediently

    Related terms

    * disobedience

    provocative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  • Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury :
    • She used by way of Provocative , to read the wanton Verses of her (Paramour) in the day time [...].
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