"thought-provoking" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-us-thought-provoking.oga [US] Forms: more thought-provoking [comparative], most thought-provoking [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} thought-provoking (comparative more thought-provoking, superlative most thought-provoking)
  1. Interesting in a way that challenges one's beliefs, attitudes, or perspective. Translations (thought-provoking): tankevækkende (Danish), pensiga (Esperanto), gondolatébresztő (Hungarian), tankevekkende (Norwegian Bokmål), tankevekkande (Norwegian Nynorsk), tankevekkjande (Norwegian Nynorsk), tankeväckande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-thought-provoking-en-adj-YZvdUHvb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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