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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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Annigoni | | [æni'gəuni:] | |
Sumati | | - | Hinduism, Indian, Hindi |
Merob | | - | Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Jenni | | JEN-ee (English), YEN-nee (Finnish) | English, Finnish |
Katida | | kah-TEE-dah | Esperanto |
Nigellus | | - | English (Archaic) |