incitation

English Thesaurus

1. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (noun.act)

hypernym	:	arousal, rousing,
definition	:	the act of arousing (noun.act)

2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)

hypernym	:	mental energy, psychic energy,
definition	:	an actuating force or factor (noun.motive)

hyponym	:	signal,
definition	:	any incitement to action (noun.motive)

3. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (noun.act)

derivation	:	incite, instigate, set off, stir up,
definition	:	provoke or stir up (verb.communication)

derivation	:	egg on, incite, prod,
definition	:	urge on; cause to act (verb.contact)

4. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	incite, instigate, set off, stir up,
definition	:	provoke or stir up (verb.communication)

derivation	:	egg on, incite, prod,
definition	:	urge on; cause to act (verb.contact)

derivation	:	call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke,
definition	:	evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb.creation)

derivation	:	actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel,
definition	:	give an incentive for action (verb.creation)

derivation	:	arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise,
definition	:	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)

5. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating (noun.act)

derivation	:	incite, instigate, set off, stir up,
definition	:	provoke or stir up (verb.communication)

derivation	:	egg on, incite, prod,
definition	:	urge on; cause to act (verb.contact)

6. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action (noun.motive)

derivation	:	provoke, stimulate,
definition	:	provide the needed stimulus for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	incite, instigate, set off, stir up,
definition	:	provoke or stir up (verb.communication)

derivation	:	egg on, incite, prod,
definition	:	urge on; cause to act (verb.contact)

derivation	:	call forth, evoke, kick up, provoke,
definition	:	evoke or provoke to appear or occur (verb.creation)

derivation	:	actuate, incite, motivate, move, prompt, propel,
definition	:	give an incentive for action (verb.creation)

derivation	:	arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise,
definition	:	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion)