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Instigating vs Provocation - What's the difference?

instigating | provocation |

As a verb instigating

is .

As a noun provocation is

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

instigating

English

Verb

(head)

    • provocation

    English

    (wikipedia 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.

    Related terms

    * provocateur