unprovoked
adjective/ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt/
/ˌʌnprəˈvəʊkt/
- (especially of an attack) not caused by anything the person being attacked has said or done
- a vicious and unprovoked attack
- an act of unprovoked aggression
- Her angry outburst was totally unprovoked.
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