incitement

Meaning

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

Synonyms

instigation

provocation

stimulus

incitation

encouragement

stimulation

inducement

impetus

incentive

exhortation

abetment

urge

prod

stirring up

agitation

prodding

urging

excitement

setting-on

abetting

drive

excitation

impulse

instigate

irritation

momentum

motive

stimulant

yen

💴

motivation

persuasion

unleashing

fomenting

introduction

invitation

aid

kindling

leading

aggravation

advice

fomentation

evocation

promotion

prompting

encourage

provoke

pull

request

sedition

solicitation

Translations

incitation

aansporing

incitación

Antrieb

provocation

Anregung

prikkel

eccitamento

Aufhetzung

تحريض

Trieb

Impuls

esortazione

Andrift

Anstiftung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/

Etymology

From French incitement, from Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). Equivalent to incite + -ment.