different between provocation vs temptation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French provocacion, from Late Latin provocatio, provocationem, from Latin provoco. Doublet of provokatsiya.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??v??ke???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??v??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: prov?o?ca?tion

Noun

provocation (countable and uncountable, plural provocations)

1. The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
2. Something that provokes; a provocative act
3. (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.

   When it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.

Related terms

• provocateur
• provocator
• provoke

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin provocatio, provocationem, from Latin provoco.

Pronunciation

Noun

provocation f (plural provocations)

1. provocation

Related terms

• provocateur
• provoquer

Further reading

• “provocation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatioMorphologically tempt +? -ation

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?mp?te???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

temptation (countable and uncountable, plural temptations)

1. The act of tempting
2. The condition of being tempted.
3. Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement or enticement.
4. Pressure applied to your thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.

Synonyms

• fitna (Islam)

Derived terms

• temptationless

Translations

See also

• get thee behind me