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provoke vs anger

anger vs provoke

provoke is not a noun while anger is a noun.

provoke and anger both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provoke No No Yes No
anger Yes No Yes No
As verbs, anger is a hyponym of provoke; that is, anger is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provoke:
  • provoke: call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  • anger: make angry
Other hyponyms of provoke include strike a chord, touch a chord, ask for, invite, draw, rekindle, infatuate, prick, fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up, wake, excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, excite, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset, shame, bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, interest, whelm.
provoke (noun) anger (noun)
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
the state of being angry
provoke (verb) anger (verb)
provide the needed stimulus for make angry
evoke or provoke to appear or occur become angry
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
annoy continually or chronically
Difference between provoke and anger

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