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Definition of unprovoked adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unprovoked

adjective
 
/ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt/
 
/ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt/
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  1. (especially of an attack) not caused by anything the person being attacked has said or done
    • a vicious and unprovoked attack
    • an act of unprovoked aggression
    • Her angry outburst was totally unprovoked.
    see also provoke
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • apparently
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