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Enticement vs Provocation - What's the difference?

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Enticement is a related term of provocation.


As nouns the difference between enticement and provocation

is that enticement is the act or practice of enticing]], of [[allure|alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions while provocation is the act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

enticement

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or practice of enticing]], of [[allure, alluring or tempting; as, the enticements of evil companions.
  • That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.
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    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=4 citation , passage=None but those who have experienced them can conceive of the enticements of science.}}

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    provocation

    English

    (wikipedia provocation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
  • Something that provokes; a provocative act
  • (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
    • When it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.

    Related terms

    * provocateur