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provokement

UK/pɹəˈvəʊkmənt/

provokement noun: provocation.

Noun

provokement (plural provokements)

  1. (archaic) Provocation.
    • Whose sharp provokement them incenst so sore, / That both were bent t'avenge his usage base […]1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Forms of provokement

pluralprovokements

Origin of provokement

From provoke + -ment.

Questions about provokement

What does provokement mean?
Provokement means provocation.
What part of speech is provokement?
Provokement is a noun.
How do you pronounce provokement?
Provokement is pronounced /pɹəˈvəʊkmənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of provokement?
The plural of provokement is provokements.

Words near provokement in the dictionary

  1. provoke
  2. provoked
  3. provokedst
  4. provokee
  5. provokees
  6. provokement
  7. provokements
  8. provoker
  9. provokers
  10. provokes
  11. provokest

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