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provocation in Arabic

إِثَارَة ʔiṯāra

UK/ˌpɹɒvəˈkeɪʃən//ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/

provocation in Arabic: إِثَارَة (ʔiṯāra), اِسْتِفْزَاز (istifzāz). In English, provocation means the act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

Arabic words for provocation

act of provoking
إِثَارَة ʔiṯāra, اِسْتِفْزَاز istifzāz

English meaning of provocation

  1. noun The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
  2. noun Something that provokes; a provocative act.
  3. noun The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.

Full definition of provocation

provocation in a sentence

  • When it's time to check for provocation, ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.

provocation in other languages

Questions about provocation in Arabic

What is the meaning of provocation in Arabic?
Provocation in Arabic is إِثَارَة (ʔiṯāra), اِسْتِفْزَاز (istifzāz).
ما معنى كلمة provocation؟
Provocation: إِثَارَة (ʔiṯāra), اِسْتِفْزَاز (istifzāz).
What does provocation mean in English?
Provocation means the act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

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