incitement
1. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (Freq. 3)
- the incitement of mutiny
• Syn:
incitation
• Derivationally related forms:
incite, incite (for: incitation)
• Hypernyms:
arousal, rousing
2. needed encouragement (Freq. 1)
- the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation
• Syn:
provocation
• Derivationally related forms:
incite, provoke (for: provocation)
• Hypernyms:
encouragement
• Hyponyms:
subornation
3. something that incites or provokes;
a means of arousing or stirring to action
• Syn:
incitation, provocation
• Derivationally related forms:
provoke (for: provocation), incite (for: incitation), incite
• Hypernyms:
psychic energy, mental energy
• Hyponyms:
signal
4. the act of exhorting;
an earnest attempt at persuasion
• Syn:
exhortation
• Derivationally related forms:
exhort (for: exhortation)
• Hypernyms:
persuasion, suasion
• Hyponyms:
pep talk
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