Incitation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsaɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsaɪtˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsaɪtˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsaɪtˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the incitement of mutiny

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

incitement provocation

Parts of Speech

noun	something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
noun	an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating “the incitement of mutiny”

Word Forms

incite	verb	urge on; cause to act
provoke	verb	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anstiftung

etwas, das anspornt oder provoziert; ein Mittel, um zum Handeln anzuregen oder anzuregen

🇪🇸Spanish

incitación

algo que incite o provoque; un medio para despertar o incitar a la acción

🇮🇹Italian

incitamento

qualcosa che incita o provoca; un mezzo per suscitare o stimolare all'azione

🇳🇱Dutch

aansporing

iets dat aanzet of provoceert; een middel om tot actie aan te zetten of aan te zetten

🇵🇹Portuguese

incitação

algo que incita ou provoca; um meio de despertar ou estimular a ação

🇷🇺Russian

возбуждение

что-то, что подстрекает или провоцирует; средство побуждения или побуждения к действию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उकसाना

कुछ ऐसा जो भड़काता या भड़काता हो; उत्तेजित करने या क्रियान्वित करने का एक साधन

🇧🇩Bengali

প্ররোচনা

এমন কিছু যা উসকানি দেয় বা উস্কে দেয়; উদ্দীপনা বা কর্মে আলোড়িত করার একটি উপায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

தூண்டும் அல்லது தூண்டும் ஒன்று; தூண்டுதல் அல்லது செயலில் தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపణ

ప్రేరేపించే లేదా రెచ్చగొట్టే ఏదో; చర్యను ప్రేరేపించే లేదా కదిలించే సాధనం

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजन

उत्तेजित किंवा भडकावणारी एखादी गोष्ट; उत्तेजित करण्याचे किंवा कृती करण्यासाठी ढवळण्याचे साधन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉશ્કેરણી

કંઈક કે જે ઉશ્કેરે છે અથવા ઉશ્કેરે છે; ઉત્તેજિત અથવા ક્રિયા માટે જગાડવાનું એક સાધન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವ ಏನಾದರೂ; ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗೆ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿದಾಯಕ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രേരണ

പ്രേരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകോപിപ്പിക്കുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും; പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലേക്ക് ഉണർത്തുന്നതിനോ ഇളക്കിവിടുന്നതിനോ ഉള്ള ഒരു മാർഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਕਸਾਉਣਾ

ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜੋ ਭੜਕਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਭੜਕਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ; ਕਿਰਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਜਗਾਉਣ ਜਾਂ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਸਾਧਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اکسانا

کوئی چیز جو اکساتی یا اکساتی ہے؛ بیدار کرنے یا عمل کرنے کا ایک ذریعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

煽动

煽动或挑衅的事物；激发或激发行动的手段

🇯🇵Japanese

扇動

刺激したり挑発したりするもの。行動を起こさせる、またはかき立てる手段

🇰🇷Korean

선동

선동하거나 도발하는 것; 행동을 일으키거나 자극하는 수단

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xúi giục

cái gì đó kích động hoặc khiêu khích; một phương tiện khơi dậy hoặc khuấy động hành động

🇹🇭Thai

การกระตุ้น

สิ่งที่กระตุ้นหรือกระตุ้น วิธีการปลุกเร้าหรือกระตุ้นการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

hasutan

sesuatu yang menghasut atau memprovokasi; sarana untuk membangkitkan atau menggerakkan tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-uudyok

isang bagay na nag-uudyok o nag-uudyok; isang paraan ng pagpukaw o pagpukaw sa pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

hasutan

sesuatu yang menghasut atau menimbulkan; cara membangkitkan atau menggerakkan untuk bertindak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التحريض

شيء يحرض أو يستفز؛ وسيلة للإثارة أو الإثارة للعمل

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک

چیزی که تحریک یا تحریک می کند وسیله ای برای برانگیختن یا تحریک به عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtma

kışkırtan veya kışkırtan bir şey; harekete geçirmenin veya harekete geçirmenin bir yolu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הסתה

משהו מסית או מעורר; אמצעי לעורר או לעורר לפעולה

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The primary meaning of 'incitation' is 'something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action'.

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Using 'incitation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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