NOUN | act | incitement, incitation | an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating / instigating |
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communication | incitement, provocation | needed encouragement | |
motive | incitement, incitation, provocation | something that incites or provokes | |
communication | incitement, exhortation | the act of exhorting |
Sounds | ihnsay'tmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating / instigating. | |
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Example | "the incitement of mutiny" | |
Synonym | incitation | |
Broader | arousal, rousing | The act of arousing |
Verbs | incite | provoke or stir ... / stir up |
Meaning | needed encouragement. | |
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Synonym | provocation | |
Narrower | subornation | underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful |
Broader | encouragement | The expression of approval and support |
Spanish | acicate, incitación, provocación | |
Catalan | provocació | |
Verbs | incite | give an incentive for action / action |
Meaning | Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action. | |
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Synonyms | incitation, provocation | |
Narrower | signal | Any incitement to action |
Broader | psychic energy, mental energy | An actuating force or factor |
Spanish | incitación, provocación | |
Catalan | incitació, provocació | |
Verbs | incite | urge on |
Meaning | The act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion. | |
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Synonym | exhortation | |
Narrower | pep talk | A speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff |
Broader | persuasion, suasion | The act of persuading / persuading (or attempting to persuade / persuade) |
Spanish | exhortación, incitación | |
Catalan | exhortació |
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