Unprovoked — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

occurring without motivation or provocation; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpɹəvˈoʊkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpɹəvˈəʊkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpɹəvˈəʊkt/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnpɹəvˈoʊkt/.

Examples

motiveless malignity
unprovoked and dastardly attack

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

motiveless wanton

Parts of Speech

adjective

occurring without motivation or provocation; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

“motiveless malignity”

Word Forms

wantonness

noun

the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

grundlos

ohne Motivation oder Provokation auftreten; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇫🇷French

non provoqué

se produisant sans motivation ni provocation ; ; - F.D. Roosevelt

🇪🇸Spanish

no provocado

ocurrir sin motivación o provocación; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇮🇹Italian

immotivato

che si verificano senza motivazione o provocazione; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇳🇱Dutch

niet uitgelokt

plaatsvinden zonder motivatie of provocatie; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇵🇹Portuguese

não provocado

ocorrendo sem motivação ou provocação; ; -F.D.Roosevelt

🇷🇺Russian

неспровоцированный

происходящие без мотивации или провокации; ; - Ф.Д.Рузвельт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकारण

प्रेरणा या उकसावे के बिना घटित होना; ; - एफ.डी.रूजवेल्ट

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டப்படாத

உந்துதல் அல்லது தூண்டுதல் இல்லாமல் நிகழும்; ; - எஃப்.டி.ரூஸ்வெல்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

రెచ్చగొట్టబడని

ప్రేరణ లేదా రెచ్చగొట్టడం లేకుండా సంభవించడం; ; - F.D.రూజ్‌వెల్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

विनाकारण

प्रेरणा किंवा चिथावणीशिवाय घडणे; ; - एफ.डी. रुझवेल्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉશ્કેરણી વિનાનું

પ્રેરણા અથવા ઉશ્કેરણી વિના થાય છે; ; - એફ.ડી. રૂઝવેલ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪ್ರಚೋದಿತ

ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ; - ಎಫ್.ಡಿ.ರೂಸ್ವೆಲ್ಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകോപനമില്ലാതെ

പ്രചോദനമോ പ്രകോപനമോ ഇല്ലാതെ സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്; ; - എഫ്.ഡി.റൂസ്വെൽറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਭੜਕਾਹਟ

ਬਿਨਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਭੜਕਾਹਟ ਦੇ ਵਾਪਰਨਾ; ; - ਐਫ.ਡੀ. ਰੂਜ਼ਵੈਲਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بلا اشتعال

حوصلہ افزائی یا اشتعال کے بغیر واقع ہونا؛ ; - F.D.روزویلٹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无端的

没有动机或挑衅的情况下发生； ; ——罗斯福

🇯🇵Japanese

いわれのない

動機や挑発なしに起こる。 ; - F.D.ルーズベルト

🇰🇷Korean

도발되지 않은

동기 부여나 도발 없이 발생함; ; - F.D. 루즈벨트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô cớ

xảy ra mà không có động cơ hoặc sự khiêu khích; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ยั่วยวน

เกิดขึ้นโดยปราศจากแรงจูงใจหรือสิ่งยั่วยุ ; - เอฟ.ดี.รูสเวลต์

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak beralasan

terjadi tanpa motivasi atau provokasi; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇵🇭Filipino

walang dahilan

nagaganap nang walang pagganyak o pagpukaw; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa provokasi

berlaku tanpa motivasi atau provokasi; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مبرر

تحدث دون دافع أو استفزاز؛ ; - إف دي روزفلت

🇮🇷Persian

بی دلیل

بدون انگیزه یا تحریک اتفاق می افتد. ; - F.D.Roosevelt

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtılmamış

motivasyon veya provokasyon olmadan meydana gelen; ; -F.D.Roosevelt

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא התגרות

התרחשות ללא מוטיבציה או פרובוקציה; ; - F.D.Roosevelt

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