incitement

in·cite  (n-st)

tr.v. in·cit·ed, in·cit·ing, in·cites

To provoke and urge on: troublemakers who incite riots; inciting workers to strike. See Synonyms at provoke.

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[Middle English encyten, from Old French enciter, from Latin incitre, to urge forward : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + citre, to stimulate, frequentative of cire, to put in motion; see kei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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in·citement n.

in·citer n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	incitement - an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" incitation arousal, rousing - the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
	2.	incitement - needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" provocation encouragement - the expression of approval and support subornation - underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful
	3.	incitement - something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action incitation, provocation mental energy, psychic energy - an actuating force or factor signal - any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
	4.	incitement - the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion exhortation persuasion, suasion - the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action pep talk - a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff

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incitement

noun provocation, prompting, encouragement, spur, motive, motivation, impulse, stimulus, impetus, agitation, inducement, goad, instigation, clarion call