unprovoked

unprovoked
adj.
VERBS
be
ADVERB
completely, totally

a totally unprovoked attack

apparently (BrE), seemingly
Unprovoked is used with these nouns: ↑aggression, ↑attack, ↑invasion

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  • unprovoked — index gratuitous (unwarranted), wanton Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unprovoked — (adj.) 1580s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of PROVOKE (Cf. provoke) …   Etymology dictionary

  • unprovoked — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an attack, crime, etc.) not directly provoked …   English terms dictionary

  • unprovoked — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unprovoked — un|pro|voked [ˌʌnprəˈvəukt US ˈvoukt] adj unprovoked anger, attacks etc are directed at someone who has not done anything to deserve them ▪ It was a totally unprovoked attack on an innocent man …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unprovoked — un|pro|voked [ ,ʌnprə voukt ] adjective an unprovoked attack is made on someone who has done nothing wrong: an act of unprovoked aggression …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unprovoked — adjective unprovoked anger, attacks etc are directed at someone who has not done anything to deserve them: The assault was completely unprovoked …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unprovoked — UK [ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt] / US [ˌʌnprəˈvoʊkt] adjective an unprovoked attack is made on someone who has done nothing wrong an act of unprovoked aggression …   English dictionary

  • unprovoked — [[t]ʌ̱nprəvo͟ʊkt[/t]] ADJ If someone makes an unprovoked attack, they attack someone who has not tried to harm them in any way …   English dictionary

  • unprovoked — [ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt] adj an unprovoked attack is made on someone who has done nothing to deserve it …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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