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- Dictionaryincitement/ɪnˈsʌɪtm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. the action of provoking unlawful behaviour or urging someone to behave unlawfully: "this amounted to an incitement to commit murder"
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INCITEMENT definition: 1. the act of encouraging someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
pick. provoke. raise. stir (up) whip (up) See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for incite. incite, instigate, abet, foment mean to spur to action. incite stresses a stirring up and urging on, and may or may not imply initiating.
to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent: She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-Semitic leaflets. [ + to infinitive ] She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers. incite someone to something They denied inciting the crowd to violence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
If someone is accused of incitement to violent or illegal behaviour, they are accused of encouraging people to behave in that way. The law forbids incitement to violence. American English : incitement / ɪnˈsaɪtmənt /
an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating. “the incitement of mutiny”. synonyms: incitation. see more. noun.
incitement (to something) the act of encouraging somebody to do something violent, illegal or unpleasant. incitement to racial hatred; incitement to murder
Incitement definition: the act of inciting. . See examples of INCITEMENT used in a sentence.
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot. Synonyms: exhort, arouse, spur, goad, provoke, instigate, induce, fire. Antonyms: discourage. incite. / ɪnˈsaɪt /.
If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.
1. to urge (someone) to do something. He incited the people to rebel against the king. incitar, provocar. 2. to stir up or cause.
