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incitement

noun

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

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
I
Ends with
T
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
C1

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Pronunciation

ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt

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noun

  1. An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating

    “The incitement of mutiny”

noun

  1. The act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

noun

  1. Needed encouragement

    “The result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”

noun

  1. Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action

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The incitement of mutiny
The result was a provocation of vigorous investigation

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