# provocation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɹɑvəˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #22,778

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

## Etymology
From Middle English provocacioun, from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin prōvocātiō, prōvocātiōnem, from Latin prōvocō. Doublet of provokatsiya.

## Easily confused with
- **provocative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provocation-vs-provocative)

## Common misspellings (17)
`porvocation`, `pprovocation`, `proovcation`, `provcoation`, `provoaction`, `provocaiton`, `provocasion`, `provocatino`, `provocationn`, `provocatoin`, `provocattion`, `provoccation`, `provoctaion`, `provvocation`, `prrovocation`, `prvoocation`, `rpovocation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/provocation