incitement meaning and definition

INCITEMENT noun

Definition of incitement (noun)

1. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
   • "the incitement of mutiny"
   • synonyms: incitation
2. needed encouragement
   • "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
   • synonyms: provocation
3. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
   • synonyms: incitation, provocation
4. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
   • synonyms: exhortation