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was provoked
verb
To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
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But he was provoked.
True, it was provoked.
Niedermayer said he was provoked.
"I was provoked," she said.
It was provoked by a crisis.
The conversation was provoked by an anniversary.
The Guard said the attack was provoked.
My excuse is I was provoked.
She refuses to plea-bargain, insisting she was provoked.
He had denied any wrongdoing, insisting he was provoked.
Greater volumes were produced when the infant was provoked to inspire by an inflation (active inflation).
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