unprovoked

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un·pro·voked (

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adj.

Not provoked or prompted: an unprovoked attack.

unprovoked [ʌnprəˈvəʊkt]

adj

not provoked by anything done or said

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Adj.

unprovoked - occurring without motivation or provocation; "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt

motiveless, wanton

unmotivated - without motivation

Translations

unprovoked [ˈʌnprəˈvəʊkt] ADJ → no provocado, sin provocación

unprovoked [ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt] adj [attack] → gratuit(e)

unprovoked

adj → ohne Anlass, grundlos

unprovoked [ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt] adj (attack) → non provocato/a; (unpleasant remark) → ingiustificato/a

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