provˈocant noun

provocateur /pro-vo-ka-tœr/ noun (French)

Someone who stirs up unrest and dissatisfaction for political ends (see also agent provocateur)

provocāˈtion noun

1. The act of provoking
2. Something that provokes
3. Any cause of anger

provocative /-vokˈə-tiv/ adjective

1. Tending, or intended, to provoke or excite
2. Exciting sexual desire, esp by design

Anything that provokes

provocˈatively adverb

provocˈativeness noun

provˈocātor noun

provocˈatory adjective

provōkˈable adjective

provokeˈment noun (Spenser)

provōkˈer noun

provōkˈing adjective

1. Irritating
2. Stimulating

provōkˈingly adverb