provocative question

collocation in English

meaningsofprovocativeandquestion

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provocative
adjective
uk
/prəˈvɒk.ə.tɪv/us
/prəˈvɑː.kə.t̬ɪv/
causing thought about ...
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question
noun
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃən/us
/ˈkwes.tʃən/
a sentence or phrase used to find ...
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(Definition ofprovocativeandquestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprovocative question

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That is not aprovocativequestion.
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That sounds like a ratherprovocativequestionto me.
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I appreciate that it is aprovocativequestion.
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I am not going to ask him aprovocativequestion.
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That is a reasonable and not aprovocativequestion.
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A moreprovocativequestionis whether, as a last resort, surgery should be considered as a potential treatment for this disorder.
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I think, however, that in the context of the 1980s that is rather aprovocativequestion.
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Right-wingers thought it aprovocativequestion.
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That seems to be an undulyprovocativequestionon the last day before we go on holiday.
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That is aprovocativequestion, as would he the question of why they were not able to exercise that defence.
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I suppose my opening question to him was aprovocativequestion.
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