incitement
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incitement
- /ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/
Where it comes from
From French incitement, from Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). Equivalent to incite + -ment.
noun incitements · encitement
- A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way. The sheriff was constantly goading me into shooting trespassers, which should surely count as incitement at the very least.
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noun a call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion
| Español | incitación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선동 seondong |
| 日本語 | 扇動 sendō |
| 中文 | 煽動 /煽动 shāndòng |
| Português | incitação, incitamento |
| Français | incitation, instigation |
| Deutsch | Anstiftung, Verhetzung |
| Italiano | incitamento, istigazione |
| Română | incitare, incitație, stârnire |
| Русский | подстрека́тельство podstrekátelʹstvo |
| العربية | تَحْرِيض taḥrīḍ |
Talk about this word "incitement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/incitement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. incitement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/incitement "incitement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/incitement.Cite this
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title = {incitement},
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