instigation
Syllables: in·sti·ga·tion/ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/
instigation noun: the act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
Noun
instigation (countable and uncountable, plural instigations)
- 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...1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC
instigation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
instigation in Hindi
- instigation, prompting, urging
- प्रेरण preraṇ
- instigation, incitement, provocation
- छेड़ cheṛ
instigation in Tamil
- எதிராகத் தூண்டுதல்
instigation in Urdu
- انگیزش, بہکاوا, شہ, اکساؤ
instigation in Malayalam
- act of instigating
- പ്രേരണ prēraṇa
More languagesFewer languages
- instigation in Gujarati
- વઘાર vaghār
Forms of instigation
| plural | instigations |
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Origin of instigation
From Middle English instigacioun, from Old French instigacïon and Latin instīgātio.
Words that rhyme with instigation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about instigation
- What does instigation mean?
- Instigation means the act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
- What is instigation in Hindi?
- Instigation in Hindi is प्रेरण (preraṇ), छेड़ (cheṛ). See Instigation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is instigation?
- Instigation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce instigation?
- Instigation is pronounced /ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of instigation?
- The plural of instigation is instigations.
Words near instigation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: instigation (page history and authors); छेड़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); instigation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); instigation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); વઘાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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