instigation
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English instigacioun, from Old French instigacïon and Latin instīgātio.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
instigation (countable and uncountable, plural instigations)
- The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest:
- 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.
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Translations edit
act of instigating
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnstigātiōnem.
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Noun edit
instigation f (plural instigations)
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Further reading edit
- “instigation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.