incitement

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪnˈsaɪtmənt/ UK /ɪnˈsaɪtmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of urging or stirring others to action, often unlawful or violent

He was charged with incitement to riot after the speech.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of urging or... instigation provocation agitation stimulationgoadingencouragement

Opposites

restraint discouragementdeterrence

Word family

Related forms inciteincitationexciting

Etymology

From incite (from Old French inciter, from Latin incitare 'to set in motion, urge on', from in- 'upon' + citare 'to put in motion', frequentative of ciere 'to move, set in motion') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

incitare Latin ciere Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# incitement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈsaɪtmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈsaɪtmənt/

## Meanings
1. the act of urging or stirring others to action, often unlawful or violent

## Examples
- He was charged with incitement to riot after the speech.

## Synonyms
- instigation
- provocation
- agitation
- stimulation
- goading
- encouragement

## Antonyms
- restraint
- discouragement
- deterrence

## Related Forms
- incite
- incitation
- exciting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: incitare
- Root: ciere

## Etymology
From incite (from Old French inciter, from Latin incitare 'to set in motion, urge on', from in- 'upon' + citare 'to put in motion', frequentative of ciere 'to move, set in motion') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

## AI Etymology
Incitement comes from incite (from Old French inciter, from Latin incitare 'to set in motion, urge on', from in- 'upon' + citare 'to put in motion', frequentative of ciere 'to move, set in motion') + the noun-forming suffix -ment. The etymological trail includes Latin incitare and Latin ciere. As a noun, incitement means the act of urging or stirring others to action, often unlawful or violent. The same family is visible in related forms such as incite, incitation, and exciting. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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