Provoking

Definition:

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Provoke
(a.) Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or treatment.

Compare provoking with other words:

persuading vs. provoking

evoking vs. provoking

provocation vs. provoking

derisive vs. provoking

provocative vs. provoking