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Definition of "unprovoked" []

  • Not provoked or prompted: an unprovoked attack. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unprovoked" in a sentence
  • "Not the best comment but an off the cuff retort to someone insulting him is rather different to someone using the term unprovoked against someone else."
  • "The U.S. embassy in Sana'a condemned what it called the "unprovoked and unjustified attack on youth protesters.""
  • "ROTH: Mrs. Clinton also criticized Chairman Arafat for the upsurge in violence and what she called unprovoked violence in the Middle East."