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provoquer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aggro noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
  • goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  • hassle noun A source of trouble, bother, or minor annoyance.
  • provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
  • urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.

Senses

provoquer is used for these senses in English:

  • aggro (gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
  • goad To incite or provoke.
  • hassle (transitive) To pick a fight or start an argument with.
  • provoke (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
  • urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

aggro — full definition

  1. noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
  2. noun In video games, the level of hostile attention a player has drawn from an enemy.
  3. adj Aggressive or looking for a fight.

goad — full definition

  1. noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
  2. verb To provoke or push someone into doing something, often by teasing or taunting.

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