"instigation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: instigations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From Middle English instigacioun, from Old French instigacïon and Latin instīgātio. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|instigacioun}} Middle English instigacioun, {{der|en|fro|instigacïon}} Old French instigacïon, {{der|en|la|instīgātio}} Latin instīgātio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} instigation (countable and uncountable, plural instigations)
  1. The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: instigate, instigator Translations (act of instigating): սադրանք (sadrankʻ) (Armenian), təhrik (Azerbaijani), подстрека́телство (podstrekátelstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), предизви́кване (predizvíkvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), instigació [feminine] (Catalan), istigazione [feminine] (Italian), арандатушылық (arandatuşylyq) (Kazakh), പ്രേരണ (prēraṇa) (Malayalam), whakakīkīnga (Maori), افساد (ifsad) (Ottoman Turkish), подстрека́тельство (podstrekátelʹstvo) [neuter] (Russian), instigación [feminine] (Spanish), anstiftan [common-gender] (Swedish), ṣertwe (Tocharian B)

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