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Provocative vs Irritating - What's the difference?

provocative | irritating |

As adjectives the difference between provocative and irritating

is that provocative is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating while irritating is causing irritation, annoyance or pain.

As a noun provocative

is .

As a verb irritating is

.

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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    irritating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
  • Stimulating]] or [[excite, exciting a response.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * nonirritating

    Verb

    (head)