Provocation has 4 syllables and the stress is on the third syllable.
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1. | The band of Indians were ready to go on the warpath at the slightest provocation. | |
2. | Until such difficulties are ironed out completely, there is always a chance of fighting breaking out at the slightest provocation. | |
3. | She lost her temper at the slightest provocation. | |
4. | He's a master of provocation. | |
5. | This is not a method, this is provocation. | |
6. | All the photographs and videos of the aeroplane dropping teddy bears are claimed to be falsification and provocation by Belarusian authorities. | |
7. | War is mankind's most tragic and stupid folly; to seek or advise its deliberate provocation is a black crime against all men. | |
8. | There is no provocation. | |
9. | The chimp's eyes narrowed, ready to hurtle the stone at the slightest provocation. | |
10. | It was an overt provocation. |