yes
Everything you say or do, can have a massive impact on others. So yes it can provoke a reaction in others.
They tend not to be aware... and if they are, they tend not to care.
No more so than the rest of us.
Narcissists hate everyone equally whatever the colour, even themselves deep down which is why they feel the need to lie about their thoughts and cover up their wrongdoings.
He may provoke you because he is seeking attention, trying to get a reaction out of you, or trying to assert his dominance. It's important to stay calm and not let his actions affect you.
No, provoke is not a misnomer. It means to stimulate or incite a reaction or response from someone or something.
Because they are narcissists and that type of behavior is in their nature. You need to educate yourself about narcissism. The Mayo Clinic website is a good place to begin. Dragging someone else down makes them feel like they have power.
Horror is a genre seeking to provoke a negative emotional reaction from the viewers by playing on the audience's fears.
Provoke is a verb that means to give rise to a reaction or emotion in someone, usually unwelcome and negative; to deliberately incite annoyance or anger in someone; to arouse or instigate ideas or actions of another. Example sentences:He uses that word just to provoke me because he knows that I hate to be called that.The announcement will provoke a lot of dissatisfaction from the staff.To provoke greater effort from the student, the teacher challenged him to succeed.
The word "taunts" is a noun. It refers to insulting or mocking remarks intended to provoke a reaction from someone.
It was a challenge to the integrity of the USA and the sovereignty of the Washington government. It was bound to provoke a reaction.