un ‧ pro ‧ voked /ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt◂ $ -ˈvoʊkt◂/ BrE AmE adjective
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.
un ‧ pro ‧ voked /ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt◂ $ -ˈvoʊkt◂/ BrE AmE adjective
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.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012