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Ireth Tasartir
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What's the right word here?

Bob: "Sue, why didn't you tell me that before?"
Sue:"I don't answer without provocation."

Bob: "Sue, why didn't you tell me that before?"
Sue:"I don't answer without provocation."

Is "provocation"provocation the right word? I think Sue meant to say she wouldn't give the info unless asked. She wouldn't just volunteer the information.

(The conversation that inspired this question is from a TV show I watched. I think it was either Forever, or iZombie.)

What's the right word here?

Bob: "Sue, why didn't you tell me that before?"
Sue:"I don't answer without provocation."

Is "provocation" the right word? I think Sue meant to say she wouldn't give the info unless asked. She wouldn't just volunteer the information.

(The conversation that inspired this question is from a TV show I watched. I think it was either Forever, or iZombie.)

What's the right word here?

Bob: "Sue, why didn't you tell me that before?"
Sue:"I don't answer without provocation."

Is provocation the right word? I think Sue meant to say she wouldn't give the info unless asked. She wouldn't just volunteer the information.

(The conversation that inspired this question is from a TV show I watched. I think it was either Forever, or iZombie.)

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Benny J. Franky
Benny J. Franky
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"To give information only when solicited" is the opposite of "To answer without ___"?

What's the right word here?

Bob: "Sue, why didn't you tell me that before?"
Sue:"I don't answer without provocation."

Is "provocation" the right word? I think Sue meant to say she wouldn't give the info unless asked. She wouldn't just volunteer the information.

(The conversation that inspired this question is from a TV show I watched. I think it was either Forever, or iZombie.)