instigation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Middle English instigacioun, from Old French instigacïon and Latin instīgātio.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| instigations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (27)
mi whakakīkīnga (act of instigating) · pl podjudzanie (act of instigating) · ca instigació (act of instigating) · nl aansporing (act of instigating) · nl instigatie (act of instigating) · bg подстрека́телство (act of instigating) · de Aufwiegelung (act of instigating) · az təhrik (act of instigating) · pl podburzanie (act of instigating) · pl namowa (act of instigating) · de Anstiftung (act of instigating) · cs podněcování (act of instigating) · kk арандатушылық (act of instigating) · bg предизви́кване (act of instigating) · fi yllytys (act of instigating) · pl podszept (act of instigating) · ota افساد (act of instigating) · cs ponoukání (act of instigating) · ru подстрека́тельство (act of instigating) · fr instigation (act of instigating) · sv anstiftan (act of instigating) · cs nabádání (act of instigating) · txb ṣertwe (act of instigating) · it istigazione (act of instigating) · ml പ്രേരണ (act of instigating) · hy սադրանք (act of instigating) · es instigación (act of instigating)