provocar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- aggro noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
- arouse verb To stir up or bring about a feeling, reaction, or interest.
- elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
- excite verb To stir up strong feelings in someone, especially enthusiasm or eagerness.
- goad noun A long pointed stick used to prod animals into moving.
- incite verb To urge or provoke someone into action, especially something violent or unlawful.
- nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
- provoke verb To deliberately anger or irritate someone.
- spite noun A petty desire to annoy, hurt, or upset someone.
- spur noun A spiked device worn on a rider's boot heel to urge a horse forward.
- taunt verb To mock or provoke someone with insulting remarks, often to get a reaction.
- tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
- urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.
Senses
provocar is used for these senses in English:
- aggravate (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
- aggro (gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character.
- arouse (transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
- arouse (transitive) To sexually stimulate.
- egg on (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
- elicit To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- excite (transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
- goad To incite or provoke.
aggravate — full definition
- verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- verb To annoy or irritate someone.
aggro — full definition
- noun British informal: trouble, hassle, or aggressive confrontation.
- noun In video games, the level of hostile attention a player has drawn from an enemy.
- adj Aggressive or looking for a fight.