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Unprovoked

//ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt// adj, adv, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Happening without provocation.

    "Near-synonym: unmotivated"

Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring without motivation or provocation wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Without provocation or motivation.

    "He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unprovoke form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + provoked.

Etymology 2

From un- + provoked.

Etymology 3

From un- + provoked.

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