English noun: incitement |
1. | incitement (act) an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating |
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| Samples | The incitement of mutiny.
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| Synonyms | incitation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | arousal, rousing |
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2. | incitement (communication) needed encouragement |
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| Samples | The result was a provocation of vigorous investigation.
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| Synonyms | provocation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | encouragement |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | subornation |
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3. | incitement (motive) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action |
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| Synonyms | incitation, provocation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mental energy, psychic energy |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | signal |
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4. | incitement (communication) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion |
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| Synonyms | exhortation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | persuasion, suasion |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | pep talk |
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