Excuse and Provocation

Excuse

Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Provocation and excuse are semantically related In some cases you can use "Provocation" instead a noun "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Provocation noun - Something that arouses a strong response from another.

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Excuse and provocation are semantically related in justification topic. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Provocation".

usual	usual excuse	usual provocation
sufficient	sufficient excuse	sufficient provocation
real	real excuse	real provocation
little	little excuse	little provocation
Other adjectives: main, less, slightest, further.

Hero Insurance: You don't even want to know how much it costs to fix up the city after an Angel/Lilin fight... Hot-Blooded: Elidia and Phillip are prime examples, needing little excuse or provocation to enter into a no-holds-barred brawl.

Source: Roleplay / Hyperspace Evangelion

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