Why did the man provoke such a strong reaction in me?

"Would you care to tell me what provoked such a strong reaction?"

The coach says things to the student to try to provoke a reaction.

He seemed to her like the kind of man who loved to provoke reaction.

The investment drive has not provoked such a strong reaction.

Too critical a speech could have provoked such a reaction.

This provoked a large negative reaction from some of the Last.

The committee's findings provoked little reaction in the media and official Washington.

He said that picture had provoked a strong reaction from readers.

At that time, the governor's decision provoked public reaction on both sides of the issue.