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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.
: to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on. incitant. in-ˈsī-tᵊnt. noun. incitement. in-ˈsīt-mənt. noun. inciter noun. Synonyms. abet. brew. ferment. foment. instigate. pick. provoke. raise. stir (up)
1. to urge (someone) to do something. He incited the people to rebel against the king. incitar, provocar. 2. to stir up or cause.
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.
Incitement definition: the act of inciting. . See examples of INCITEMENT used in a sentence.
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
