unprovoked

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ provoked. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʌnpɹəˈvoʊkt/ Hyphenation: un‧pro‧voked === Adjective === unprovoked (comparative more unprovoked, superlative most unprovoked) Happening without provocation. Hypernyms: unprompted, unstimulated; unjustified, unjustifiable Coordinate terms: random, senseless, pointless; inexplicable Near-synonym: unmotivated ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === unprovoked (comparative more unprovoked, superlative most unprovoked) Without provocation or motivation. Coordinate terms: randomly, senselessly, pointlessly; inexplicably ==== Translations ==== === Verb === unprovoked simple past and past participle of unprovoke === References === “unprovoked”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.