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instigation

/ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

Instigación, incitación

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. "
Los duros comentarios del profesor fueron la instigación de una pelea entre dos estudiantes.
action moral negative attitude society character state politics law

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration harsh

harsh verb

/hɑːʃ/ /hɑɹʃ/

Criticar, censurar

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

¡Deja de criticarme ya, dije que lo sentía!

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

Profesor, maestro

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

La maestra de mi hija es muy amable y servicial.

Illustration being

being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

Ser, criatura

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

El ser en el aula estaba callado hoy.

Illustration wickedness

wickedness noun

/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/

Maldad, perversidad, inmoralidad

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

El profesor vio la maldad en las acciones del estudiante y decidió hablar con los padres.

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

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

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

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between noun

/bɪˈtwiːn/ /bəˈtwin/

Aguja entretela

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

La costurera usó una aguja entretela resistente para crear una puntada precisa y uniforme en la tela gruesa de tapicería.

Illustration instigated

instigated verb

/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪd/

Instigar, incitar

"to instigate a riot"

Instigar un disturbio.

Illustration instigating

instigating verb

/ˈɪnstɪɡeɪtɪŋ/

Instigar, incitar

"to instigate a riot"

instigar un motín

Illustration state

state noun

/steɪt/

Estado, condición

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

El estado actual del proyecto es que vamos retrasados.

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incitement noun

/ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/

Incitar, instigación

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

El moderador del debate me incitaba constantemente a matar gente, lo que sin duda debería contar como instigación, como mínimo.

Illustration comments

comments noun

/ˈkɒmɛnts/ /ˈkɑmɛnts/

Comentarios, observaciones

"I have no comment on that."

No tengo ningún comentario sobre eso.