Provocation

/pɹɒvəkˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/

Provocation

a statement or action that causes anger or is intended to make someone upset or angry

needed encouragement

synonyms : incitement

something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

synonyms : incitation

Examples

1. Provocation from Moscow was nothing new for the West.

2. Nevertheless, Trotsky's book is a provocation.

3. However, on the other side, provocation is a defense.

4. Perhaps the work becomes a provocation in that sense.