挑衅 (tiǎo xìn): ยั่วยุ

He deliberately bumped me with his shoulder; this kind of provocative behavior made me very angry.

On the field, the opposing players kept provoking our captain with words, trying to make him lose his cool.

Facing the enemy's provocation, our army exercised maximum restraint and did not fire first.

Her provocative social media post immediately attracted a lot of criticism and debate.