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provokativ — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contentious adj Likely to cause disagreement or heated argument.
  • provocative adj Likely to cause a strong reaction, especially anger or annoyance.

Senses

provokativ is used for these senses in English:

  • contentious Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord.
  • in-your-face (informal) Aggressively or blatantly confrontational.
  • provocative Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

provocative — full definition

  1. adj Likely to cause a strong reaction, especially anger or annoyance.
  2. adj Deliberately sexy or arousing in a suggestive way.
  3. adj Tending to stimulate thought, discussion, or debate.

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