Anger
Provoking
Provoking adjective - Serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction.
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Anger and provoking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anger" instead the word "Provoking" as a noun or a verb.
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Ichijo's Provocation Power is considered bad power, provoking people with anger and jealousy is definitely not good, and he is shown to be an extreme jerk.
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Once Rayek realizes what he really did wrong in sending the Palace to the future, he continues provoking Cutter and refuses to call for healing so Cutter can work out his anger and, to a somewhat lesser extent, get justice for himself.
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The Philippines is also known for being "an entire nation of Otaku" due to the pervasive infiltration of Anime into its culture, to the point that the anime Voltes V was adopted as a national symbol due to how the Marcos regime tried to ban them thus provoking anger amongst the Filipino population.
Source: Useful Notes / Philippines
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