incitation

Pronunciation: /ɪnsɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
  2. noun an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incitation.

In classic literature

Synonyms

incitement, provocation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
psychic energy
Narrower (hyponyms)
signal

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