instigation
pronunciation
How to pronounce instigation in British English:
UK [ˌɪnstɪˈgeɪʃn]
How to pronounce instigation in American English:
US [ˌɪnstəˈɡeʃən]
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- Noun:
- the verbal act of urging on
- deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
Word Origin
- instigation (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French instigation and directly from Latin instigationem (nominative instigatio), noun of action from past participle stem of instigare "urge on, incite," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + *stigare, a root meaning "to prick," from PIE root *steig- "to prick, stick, pierce" (see stick (v.)).
Example
- 1. But the instigation isn 't coming exclusively from mccain .
- 2. The electoral complaints commission later received allegations that the ballot boxes had been stuffed for president hamid karzai before polls opened , at the instigation of a local mp and tribal leader .
- 3. In france , the feminist campaigning group ni putes ni soumises has argued that some niqab wearers will welcome tomorrow 's ban because they wear the facial veil unwillingly , at the instigation of their husbands .
- 4. This much has been confirmed by a foreign ministry spokesman in beijing , who said monks from " some temples " had carried out an illegal activity on march 10th " under the instigation and encouragement of a small group of people . "
- 5. The deliberate instigation and creation of turmoil in the muslim world is not new .