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- [in-sahyt]
- /ɪnˈsaɪt/
- /ɪnsaɪtˈeɪʃən/
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- [in-sahyt]
- /ɪnˈsaɪt/
Definitions of incitation word
- verb with object incitation to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot. 1
- noun incitation The act of inciting or moving to action. 1
- noun incitation (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Something that incites to action; a stimulus or incentive. 0
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Origin of incitation
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Latin incitāre, equivalent to in- in-2 + citāre to start up, excite; see cite1
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Parts of speech for Incitation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
incitation popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
incitation usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incitation
noun incitation
- motivation — the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: I don't understand what her motivation was for quitting her job. Synonyms: motive, inspiration, inducement, cause, impetus.
- provocation — the act of provoking.
- motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
- fillip — to strike with the nail of a finger snapped from the end of the thumb.
- impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
Antonyms for incitation
noun incitation
- prevention — the act of preventing; effectual hindrance.
- deterrent — A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
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