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Provoker vs Provocation - What's the difference?

provoker | provocation |

As nouns the difference between provoker and provocation

is that provoker is a person who provokes; a troublemaker while provocation is the act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.

provoker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who provokes; a troublemaker

    • 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