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Incitement Definition & Meaning

incitement
noun
  1. an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny"
  2. needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
  3. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
  4. the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

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What does incitement mean?
an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating; "the incitement of mutiny" needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation" something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
What part of speech is incitement?
Incitement is a noun.
How many definitions does incitement have?
Incitement has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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