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unprovoked

adj
/ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/

Etymology

From un- + provoked.

Definitions

  1. Happening without provocation.

    • Near-synonym: unmotivated
    • an unprovoked attack
    • A 22-year-old man has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for fatally stabbing 22-year-old Tashan Daniel in an unprovoked attack at Hillingdon Underground station on September 24 2019.

  2. Without provocation or motivation.

    • He attacked me, suddenly, unprovoked.
    • 'He said, "I won't bugger you"? Really?' 'Yes, really.' 'God. That is a bit suspicious; coming out unprovoked.'
    • The supernatural are so destructive that they have to create conditions to enable the continuous infliction of mental and physical injuries on others unprovoked.

  3. simple past and past participle of unprovoke

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA