Noun: incitement in'sIt-munt
- An act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
"the incitement of mutiny";
- incitation
- Something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
"His inflammatory speech was seen as an incitement to violence";
- incitation, provocation
- The act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
"The speech was an incitement to peaceful protest";
- exhortation
Derived forms: incitements
Type of: arousal, mental energy, persuasion, psychic energy, rousing, suasion [rare]
Encyclopedia: Incitement