Provocation
noun, verbal noun
My challenge has made a departure and is being sent to the enemy. This challenge that I'm sending is a provocation to see if they'll take me up on my challenge.
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
抗議者の一人が、警察を挑発するために火炎瓶を投げつけました。
A protester threw a Molotov cocktail toward the police during a riot to provoke them.