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No man ever did, nor ever shall, truly go forth to convert the nations, nor to prophesy in the present state of witnesses against Antichrist, but by the gracious inspiration and instigation of the Holy Spirit of God.
Roger Williams

Meaning of "instigation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INSTIGATION

instigation  [ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSTIGATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Instigation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INSTIGATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of instigation in the English dictionary

The definition of instigation in the dictionary is the act or process of bringing about, as by incitement or urging. Other definition of instigation is the act or process of urging on to some drastic or inadvisable action.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSTIGATION


aggregation
ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
allegation
ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən
centrifugation
ˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən
congregation
ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
conjugation
ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən
delegation
ˌdɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən
elongation
ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
homologation
hɒˌmɒləˈɡeɪʃən
interrogation
ɪnˌtɛrəˈɡeɪʃən
investigation
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən
irrigation
ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən
ligation
laɪˈɡeɪʃən
litigation
ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
mitigation
ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
navigation
ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən
obligation
ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən
prolongation
ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
propagation
ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən
relegation
ˌrɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən
segregation
ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSTIGATION

instigate
instigatingly
instigative
instigator
instil
instill
instillation
instilled
instiller
instilling
instillment
instilment
instinct
instinctive
instinctively
instinctivity
instinctual
instinctually
institorial
institute

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSTIGATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of instigation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSTIGATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «instigation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of instigation

Translation of «instigation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSTIGATION

Find out the translation of instigation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of instigation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «instigation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

唆使
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

instigación
570 millions of speakers

English

instigation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحريض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подстрекательство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

instigação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উসকানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

instigation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dorongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Anstiftung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

扇動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự gây loạn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூண்டுதலினால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रक्षोभ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kışkırtma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

istigazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podżeganie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підбурювання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

instigare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποκίνηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aandrang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anstiftan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oppfordring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of instigation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSTIGATION»

The term «instigation» is regularly used and occupies the 91.368 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about instigation

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QUOTES WITH «INSTIGATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word instigation.
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Roger Williams
No man ever did, nor ever shall, truly go forth to convert the nations, nor to prophesy in the present state of witnesses against Antichrist, but by the gracious inspiration and instigation of the Holy Spirit of God.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSTIGATION»

Discover the use of instigation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to instigation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Instigation: Creative Prompts on the Dark Side
INSTIGATION: Creative Prompts on the Dark Side by award-winning horror author and writing professor Michael A. Arnzen is a treasury of twisted tips, strange scenarios and disturbing sparks to help ignite the fuel in your creative furnace.
Michael Arnzen, 2013
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Fatal Attachments: The Instigation to Suicide
Mecke (emerita, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Stanford U.; emerita, educational psychology, California State U., Hayward) explores troubling cases in which suicide was provoked by a family member, or instigator.
Viola Mecke, 2004
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Instigation to Crimes against Humanity: The Flawed ...
In Instigation to Crimes Against Humanity – The Flawed Jurisprudence of the Trial and Appeal Chambers of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Avitus A. Agbor critiques the jurisprudence of the ICTR on instigation to ...
Avitus A. Agbor, 2013
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At The Instigation of the Devil": Capital Punishment and the ...
Drawing on the archival resources of one of England`s largest and most heavily populated Assize, the so called Western Circuit, Markus Eder, author of the well received Crime and Punishment in the Royal Navy of the Seven Years` War, 1755 ...
Markus Eder, 2013
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Social Learning: Psychological and Biological Perspectives
Observational Conditioning: Vicarious Instigation, Pseudovicarious Instigation. Berger (1962, p. 450) introduced the term vicarious instigation to be employed “If an observer responds emotionally to a performer's unconditioned emotional ...
Thomas R. Zentall, B. G. Galef, Jr., 2013
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Genocide: A Normative Account
Some kinds of incitement look very much like a kind of direct instigation, even though the incitement does not come to be full-fledged planning as one would have in paradigmatic cases of direct instigation. Nonetheless, incitement is not merely ...
Larry May, 2010
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Freedom of Speech and Incitement Against Democracy
It can therefore be concluded that the social value protected by the prohibition of the instigation is the same value that is violated by the target offence of the instigation.29 If the social value violated by instigation were specific, it could not be ...
David Kretzmer, Francine Kerschman Hazan, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, 2000
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Ethics of Islam:
“Do not raise instigation 'fitna!' Raising instigation by speech is like raising instigation through the sword. Instigations caused by sinners (fâjirs) and tyrants ( zâlims) through backbiting, lying,and slandering of others are more harmful than the ...
Muhammed Hâdimî, 2007
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Philippine Law Dictionary
De Ungria, 19 Phil 519. INSTIGATION Instigation takes place when a peace officer induces a person to commit a crime. Without the inducement, the crime would not be committed. — People v. Cahilig, 09927-CR, August 11, 1971. Entrapment.
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The Handbook of Comparative Criminal Law
Instigation Instigation is considered a more serious form of liability than aiding. The definition of instigation appears in section 30. The penalty for instigation is the same as the penalty prescribed for the principal offense (section 34D). In order ...
Kevin Heller, Markus Dubber, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSTIGATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term instigation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Buckingham Palace defends footage of Queen giving Nazi salute as …
The footage shows Elizabeth, at the apparent instigation of both her uncle and her mother, raising her right arm straight in salute to the camera. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Violent clashes break out in Rome as Italian opposition to migrants …
"Salvini's instigation of violence is shameful. Trying to pick up votes on people's misfortune is disgusting," said the party's Khalid Chaouki, one ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
More hate, more victims - Post and Courier
... as a “lone wolf,” like the Tsarnaev brothers, who set off shrapnel bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon, or at the instigation of a terrorist group. «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
4
Chaoyang's citizen crime-busters, Asia News & Top Stories - The …
Some of the more than 800 tip-offs received have helped solve cases related to illegal transportation of guns and explosives and the instigation ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Catch the real troublemakers | The Jakarta Post
Active instigation by some to stir up anti-Chinese feelings was evident: some alleged that a Malay shopper had been cheated by a Chinese ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
6
"Crossbow Coup" plotter appeals ruling to declare his book extremist
... who was convicted for attempted instigation of an armed riot, has appealed a ruling that declared his book, Who Reigns Russia, extremist, his ... «RAPSI, Jul 15»
7
Police given more time to question terrorism suspects - Newmarket …
... to question three men arrested in East Anglia on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. «Newmarket Journal, Jul 15»
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How To Form Habits That Will Make You Exercise More - AskMen
Science has shown that if you want to sneak some exercise into your daily routine, you need to create 'instigation habits', i.e. regular cues that ... «AskMen, Jul 15»
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'Lila and Eve' are grieving mothers bent on revenge - Houston …
At Eve's instigation, Lila decides to do her own detective work. In a convenience-store parking lot, the women confront a drug dealer they ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
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How BBC bosses tried to fool the licence payer with self-serving …
Ruse: A letter – purported to be written by an array of celebrities - was written at probable instigation of James Purnell, the Corporation's ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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