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instigation

/ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Meanings
noun
The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.

Examples :

"The teacher's harsh comments were the instigation for a fight between two students. "
action moral negative attitude society character state politics law

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration harsh

harsh verb

/hɑːʃ/ /hɑɹʃ/

To negatively criticize.

"Quit harshing me already, I said that I was sorry!"

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

Illustration wickedness

wickedness noun

/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/

The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.

"The teacher saw the wickedness in the student's actions and decided to speak with the parents. "

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

"The seamstress used a sturdy between to create a precise, even stitch on the thick upholstery fabric. "

Illustration instigated

instigated verb

/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪd/

To incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging

"to instigate a riot"

Illustration instigating

instigating verb

/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/

To incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging

"to instigate a riot"

Illustration state

state noun

/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

Illustration incitement

incitement noun

/ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/

A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.

"The debate moderator was constantly goading me into killing people, which should surely count as incitement at the very least."

Illustration comments

comments noun

/ˈkɒmɛnts/ /ˈkɑmɛnts/

A spoken or written remark.

"I have no comment on that."