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Provocation vs Incite - What's the difference?

provocation | incite |

As a noun provocation

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

As a verb incite is

to rouse, stir up or excite.

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.

    incite

    English

    Verb

    (incit)
  • To rouse, stir up or excite.
  • The judge was told by the accused that his friends had to incite him to commit the crime.

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