This is the 1586th most frequent Korean word.
도발에
"Provocation" or "to provoke."
The word '도발에' is used to denote 'to the provocation', referring to the act or instance the provocations were directed toward.
그는 나의 도발에 침착하게 대응했다.
He responded calmly to my provocation.
Here, '도발에' means 'to the provocation', indicating an action or reaction to a provocative act executed by the opposite team.
상대 팀의 도발에 굴복하지 않았다.
The team did not succumb to the provocation of the opposing side.
In this sentence, '도발에' refers to 'to the provocations', describing an action performed in response to provocations initiated by the media.