Definitions
- Describing someone who intentionally tries to make others angry or upset. - Referring to a person or thing that incites or stimulates a reaction or response. - Talking about someone who challenges or questions the status quo or conventional wisdom.
- Describing someone who initiates or starts something, often with negative connotations. - Referring to a person who encourages or persuades others to take action, sometimes in a manipulative way. - Talking about someone who causes trouble or conflict by stirring up emotions or opinions.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe people who are involved in causing something to happen.
- 2Both words can have negative connotations.
- 3Both words can be used to describe intentional actions.
What is the difference?
- 1Intent: Provoker implies an intention to cause a reaction, while instigator implies an intention to start something.
- 2Action: Provoker focuses on the reaction or response, while instigator focuses on the action or behavior.
- 3Emotion: Provoker is often associated with negative emotions like anger or frustration, while instigator can be associated with positive or negative emotions depending on the context.
- 4Connotation: Provoker has a more aggressive and confrontational connotation, while instigator can have a more neutral or even positive connotation in some contexts.
- 5Usage: Provoker is less commonly used than instigator and may be considered more informal or colloquial.
Remember this!
While both provoker and instigator refer to people who are involved in causing something to happen, there are some differences between the two words. Provoker implies an intention to cause a reaction, while instigator implies an intention to start something. Additionally, provoker focuses on the reaction or response, while instigator focuses on the action or behavior. Provoker has a more aggressive and confrontational connotation, while instigator can have a more neutral or even positive connotation in some contexts.
