Feeling Wheel
What feeling provoked is like
Feeling provoked means something or someone has pushed you towards anger, on purpose or again and again. You may feel tested or wound up.
Provoked or annoyed?
Annoyed can come from anything. Provoked suggests someone is pushing your buttons, whether they mean to or not. Read more about feeling annoyed.
Finding provoked on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, provoked sits in the Angry group. Start in the middle of the wheel with angry, then move outwards to provoked. If it's close but not quite right, the other angry words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Angry group
Angry words run from mild irritation to outrage, and many of them come from feeling wronged.
- Agonised Feeling severe mental or emotional pain
- Offended Feeling upset from a perceived insult
- Disrespected Feeling lack of courtesy or regard from others
- Violated Feeling personal boundaries or rights have been crossed
- Outraged Feeling intense anger or indignation
- Dismayed Feeling upset or distressed by the unexpected
- Bitter Feeling anger and disappointment from past experiences
- Resentful Feeling anger or bitterness over unfair treatment
- Jealous Feeling upset at someone else's advantage
- Annoyed Feeling slightly irritated
- Infuriated Feeling extremely angry
- Harassed Feeling tormented by repeated actions
- Sceptical Feeling doubtful or unconvinced about something
- Betrayed Feeling deceived by someone trusted
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.