I think the best word would be Helpless
False I think I am not to sure
Based on this excerpt from Ernest Hemingway a in another country what is the contextual
Answer:
action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately: you should remain calm and not respond to provocation | he burst into tears at the slightest provocation.
• Law action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation: the assault had taken place under provocation