/ ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt; NAmE -ˈvoʊkt/ adjective
( especially of an attack ) not caused by anything the person being attacked has said or done :
an act of unprovoked aggression
Her angry outburst was totally unprovoked.
—see also provoke
/ ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt; NAmE -ˈvoʊkt/ adjective
( especially of an attack ) not caused by anything the person being attacked has said or done :
an act of unprovoked aggression
Her angry outburst was totally unprovoked.
—see also provoke
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005