incitement
NounUS[in-sahyt-muhnt]/ˌɪnˈsaɪtmənt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)
- an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating“the incitement of mutiny”Synonyms: incitationType of arousal, rousing
- needed encouragement“the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”Synonyms: provocationType of encouragementKinds subornation
- something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to actionSynonyms: incitationprovocationType of psychic energy, mental energyKinds signal
- the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasionSynonyms: exhortationType of persuasion, suasionKinds pep talk
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In·cite′ment noun
Origin: Cf. F. incitement.
1. The act of inciting.
2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive; incentive; impulse. Edmund Burke
From the long records of a distant age, Derive incitements to renew thy rage.— Alexander Pope
Synonyms: Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse; encouragement.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54