挑発・挑撥|ちょうはつchouhatsu[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbprovocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 挑発する(ちょうはつする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 挑発します(ちょうはつします) |
| Negative (nai) | 挑発しない(ちょうはつしない) |
| polite (masen) | 挑発しません(ちょうはつしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 挑発せず・挑発せぬ(ちょうはつせず・ちょうはつせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 挑発した(ちょうはつした) |
| polite (mashita) | 挑発しました(ちょうはつしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 挑発しなかった(ちょうはつしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 挑発しませんでした(ちょうはつしませんでした) |
| Te form | 挑発して(ちょうはつして) |
| Potential | 挑発できる(ちょうはつできる) |
| Passive | 挑発される(ちょうはつされる) |
| Causative | 挑発させる(ちょうはつさせる) |
| Causative passive | 挑発させられる(ちょうはつさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 挑発すれば(ちょうはつすれば) |
| tara | 挑発したら(ちょうはつしたら) |
| Volitional | 挑発しよう(ちょうはつしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 挑発しましょう(ちょうはつしましょう) |
| Imperative | 挑発しろ(ちょうはつしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related煽るあおるNeutralStirs up emotions or whips up an atmosphere, as in 「不安を煽る」; the emphasis is on fanning the flames.
- Related焚きつけるたきつけるNeutralInstigates or puts someone up to doing something, egging them on from the sidelines; 「挑発」 is direct provocation or teasing of the other party.
- Related煽り立てるあおりたてるNeutralWhips something up fiercely; stronger in tone than 「煽る」.
- Related鼓吹こすいWrittenA written/formal word for advocating or trumpeting an idea, focused on promoting a cause or belief.
- Related突き動かすつきうごかすNeutralDescribes emotion driving a person to act, as in 「衝動に突き動かされる」.
- Antonym鎮静ちんせいWrittenA written/formal word for calming or settling things down; the opposite of 「挑発」, which stirs up trouble.
- AntonymなだめNeutralSoothing or coaxing someone to calm them down; the opposite of 「挑発」, which deliberately angers the other party.
Use 「挑発」 for deliberately provoking, angering, or teasing someone, as in 「挑発に乗る」「挑発的な服装」. For egging someone on from the sidelines, 「焚きつける」; for stirring up emotions, 「煽る」. The opposites are 「なだめ」 and 「鎮静」.
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