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unprovoked

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌnprә'vәukt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Done without any cause or provocation from others.

无端的,无缘无故的

adv.

Without any provocation or reason.

无端地,无缘无故地

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
probefore
+
vokvoice, call
+
edpast tense / completed
=unprovoked

Common Collocations

  • 1.unprovoked attack无故攻击
  • 2.unprovoked violence无端暴力
  • 3.unprovoked aggression无缘无故的侵犯

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unprovoked attack on the peaceful protesters shocked the nation.

  • 2.

    She felt that his unprovoked criticism was unfair and hurtful.

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