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Provocation vs Annoyance - What's the difference?

provocation | annoyance | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between provocation and annoyance

is that provocation is the act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something while annoyance is that which annoys.

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

    annoyance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * annoyaunce (obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia annoyance)
  • (countable) That which annoys.
  • (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
  • (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

    • Synonyms

    * nark