without provocation



without provocation

Without cause. For no apparent reason. Pam shrieked in surprise when the cat leapt onto her without provocation. I knew I wasn't speeding, so as far as I could tell—the officer pulled me over without provocation.
See also: without

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Arnison['a:nisn]
Vanni-Italian
Iva (1)-Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Talib-Arabic
Iah-Egyptian Mythology
Govind-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada