"unprovoked" meaning in English

See unprovoked in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ Forms: more unprovoked [comparative], most unprovoked [superlative]
Etymology: un- + provoked Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|provoked}} un- + provoked Head templates: {{en-adj}} unprovoked (comparative more unprovoked, superlative most unprovoked)
  1. Happening without provocation or motivation. Translations (without provocation): несправакаваны (njespravakavany) (Belarusian), unprovoziert (German), απρόκλητος (apróklitos) (Greek), illacessītus (Latin), bezpodstawny (Polish), neprovocat (Romanian), неспровоци́рованный (nesprovocírovannyj) (Russian), неспровоко́ваний (nesprovokóvanyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-unprovoked-en-adj-dfRubXyP

Adverb

IPA: /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ Forms: more unprovoked [comparative], most unprovoked [superlative]
Etymology: un- + provoked Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|provoked}} un- + provoked Head templates: {{en-adv}} unprovoked (comparative more unprovoked, superlative most unprovoked)
  1. Without provocation or motivation.
    Sense id: en-unprovoked-en-adv-c3I5aIbn

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/
Etymology: un- + provoked Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|provoked}} un- + provoked Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unprovoked
  1. simple past and past participle of unprovoke Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: unprovoke
    Sense id: en-unprovoked-en-verb-9oxncnUT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 24 10 67

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