incitement

noun incitement

• instigation — the act of instigating; incitement.
• provocation — the act of provoking.
• stimulus — something that incites to action or exertion or quickens action, feeling, thought, etc.: The approval of others is a potent stimulus.
• incitation — to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot.
• incentive — something that incites or tends to incite to action or greater effort, as a reward offered for increased productivity.