PROVOKED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does provoked mean? 

• PROVOKED (adjective)
  The adjective PROVOKED has 1 sense:

1. incited, especially deliberately, to anger

  Familiarity information: PROVOKED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROVOKED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Incited, especially deliberately, to anger

Synonyms:

aggravated; provoked

Context example:

the provoked animal attacked the child

Similar:

angry (feeling or showing anger)

 Context examples 

I was sometimes quite provoked, but then I recollected my dear Elizabeth and Jane, and for their sakes had patience with her.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

It can also be characterized by documentation of ECG patterns associated with Brugada Syndrome, some of which may be unmasked when provoked with drugs.

(Brugada Syndrome Ventricular Arrhythmia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A third attempt, later in the day, provoked a terrific crash, and a subsequent message from the Central Exchange that Professor Challenger's receiver had been shattered.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The part which provoked her most, was that in all this waste of foresight and caution, she should have lost the right moment for seeing whether he saw them.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

To my surprise the question provoked a burst of anger from the salesman.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This may be noted at rest or can be provoked by medication challenge.

(Brugada Syndrome Pattern by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Sir Thomas could not be provoked.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

To the astonishment of the knight, his words provoked a burst of merriment from the barons round, in which the two kings and the prince were fain to join.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"I was not dreaming," I said, with some warmth, for her brazen coolness provoked me.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

I am not conscious of having provoked the disappointment by any imprudence of my own, I have borne it as much as possible without spreading it farther.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)