Common collocations with provocation in American Collocation

She loses her temper at the slightest provocation.

Our police officers have behaved in a measured and professional way despite extreme provocation.

This resolution is a direct provocation to the government of Iraq.

North Korea’s nuclear test was a “serious provocation”, the US Secretary of States said at a press conference.

The way in which some officers responded to provocation was clearly an important issue.