Fired and Provoked

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Fired adjective - Having lost your job.

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Provoked and fired are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provoked" instead the word "Fired" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: fire, firing

Provoked adjective - Incited, especially deliberately, to anger.

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Fired and provoked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fired" instead the word "Provoked" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: provoking

Physically assaulting her boss, as she does in the second episode, would also get her fired, despite it being sorely provoked.

Source: Series / The Office (US)
Having fired the shot that provoked the rebels into the mass Colony Drop that nearly wiped out humankind on Earth, Jamil has a hell of a guilt complex, lost his Newtype powers, and a severe cockpit phobia that he doesn't start overcoming until a third of the way through the series.

Source: Shell-Shocked Veteran

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