provocation
/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Salzburg Festival stunned the musical world by hiring him to succeed the hallowed Herbert von Karajan, and Mr. Mortier spent the 1990s there scandalizing many of its tradition-minded, well-heeled opera patrons, the most notorious provocation being a production of Johann Strauss’s “Fledermaus” laced with cocaine and fornication and aimed at Austria’s far-right political forces."
- "When it's time to check for provocation, ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse."
Etymology
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. By surface analysis, provoke + -ation. Doublet of provokatsiya.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: provocacioun, provocacion, provocatio, prōvocō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/
- British English: /ˌpɹɒvəˈkeɪʃən/