provoke
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ
definition
verb
the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations
stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
example
The anger lasted for a long time, trying to 'provoke' her into saying things she would regret.
It is in the film to horrify and 'provoke' an emotional reaction.
She is also comfortable following a traditional line with novels that do not seek to challenge or 'provoke' the reader.
a teacher can 'provoke' you into working harder
We managed to 'provoke' him to get up once, when he challenged Opposition members to substantiate their arguments.
I couldn't see why anyone would wish to 'provoke' me to the point of anger over not having a significant other.
There are times when you have to 'provoke' people, challenge them to go further.
They wanted to see if they could 'provoke' a strong reaction from me.
Men of all ages simply kept their distance, though sometimes every now and then one would come and try to anger and 'provoke' her.
a teacher can 'provoke' you into working harder
Rather, they make her work harder to achieve it and they also 'provoke' her to motivate other associates for the cause.
Secondly, we need a leader of charisma to badger and 'provoke' his colleagues into action.
It is therefore forbidden to 'provoke' a person, thereby causing him to sin in anger, even though it is not certain that he will do so.
In his debut novel he sets out to 'provoke' strong reactions and, given his subject matter, doubtless he will succeed.
So we don't want to do anything to 'provoke' him or to incite the violence we're trying to prevent.
The warning about conduct was meant to stop people deliberately 'provoking' him.
Further, eyewitnesses suggest that the police are deliberately 'provoking' violence.
Their request to do so was rejected, a rejection which 'provoked' a strong reaction.
Mike's rowdiness, his 'provoking' his father to anger, was not the cause of his father's death, absolutely not.
She tried not show that Linda's slap had 'provoked' her, as she fought an urge to rub her sore cheek.
To a significant degree, the victim was an initiator, willing participant, aggressor, or 'provoker' of the incident.
We had a group discussion 'provokingly' titled ‘Can a poor country like India afford the big brand advertising budgets?’, wherein I vociferously argued against big brand advertising budgets.
That would mean if an intruder 'provoked' you to violence, you would only be convicted if the intruder could prove that he or she was no threat.
The same thing was continually 'provoking' me: the manner in which men treated women.
The exhibit by internationally-renowned artist Jannis Kounellis has succeeded in 'provoking' strong reactions
Genetic manipulation of food products 'provokes' strong emotions whenever it is discussed.
The implementation of very strong environmental protection legislation in the USA 'provoked' a strong backlash.
The police car backed off for safety reasons and to avoid 'provoking' the truck's driver, RCMP said in a news release.
But he claimed he was 'provoked' when the man threw an aerosol can at the group and then hit one of his friends with an 18 in rounders bat.
Quinn, her husband and her friends are in no doubt that Blunkett's hand was in the revelation, as part of a desperate, last-ditch attempt to save the relationship by 'provoking' her husband to end the marriage.
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