English Explanatory Dictionary

incitement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-incitement.wav

Word forms

incitement incitements encitement

Etymology

From French incitement, from Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). Equivalent to incite + -ment.

Derived words

nonincitement
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