(unprovoked)
1unprovoked — index gratuitous (unwarranted), wanton Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2unprovoked — (adj.) 1580s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of PROVOKE (Cf. provoke) …
3unprovoked — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an attack, crime, etc.) not directly provoked …
4unprovoked — [spelling only] …
5unprovoked — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ completely, totally ▪ a totally unprovoked attack ▪ apparently (BrE), seemingly …
6unprovoked — un|pro|voked [ˌʌnprəˈvəukt US ˈvoukt] adj unprovoked anger, attacks etc are directed at someone who has not done anything to deserve them ▪ It was a totally unprovoked attack on an innocent man …
7unprovoked — un|pro|voked [ ,ʌnprə voukt ] adjective an unprovoked attack is made on someone who has done nothing wrong: an act of unprovoked aggression …
8unprovoked — adjective unprovoked anger, attacks etc are directed at someone who has not done anything to deserve them: The assault was completely unprovoked …
9unprovoked — UK [ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt] / US [ˌʌnprəˈvoʊkt] adjective an unprovoked attack is made on someone who has done nothing wrong an act of unprovoked aggression …
10unprovoked — [[t]ʌ̱nprəvo͟ʊkt[/t]] ADJ If someone makes an unprovoked attack, they attack someone who has not tried to harm them in any way …
