Bugs
Provoke
Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.
Bugs and provoke are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Bugs" with "Provoke", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: provocation, provoking
Both words in one sentence
- Yosemite Sam was created by Friz Freleng because he feared Elmer Fudd's haplessly and Affably Evil demeanor would provoke this trope and make Bugs look like a bully.
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Knight of Cerebus: Many Warner directors, particularly Friz Freleng, were bent on making a more challenging Rogues Gallery for Bugs, fearing that earlier, more docile foes such as Elmer Fudd failed to provoke him and leaned his characterization more into that of a smarmy bully.
Source: Western Animation / Bugs Bunny
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