What is the meaning of goaded?

verb

  • Give heart or courage to.
  • Urge with or as if with a goad.
  • Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick.
  • Goad or provoke, as by constant criticism.
    • usage: "He needled her with his sarcastic remarks"

adjective

  • Compelled forcibly by an outside agency.
    • usage: "mobs goaded by blind hatred"
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