Finesentence logo

Instigating: meaning, definitions and examples

๐Ÿ”ฅ
Add to dictionary

instigating

 

[ ษชnหˆstษชษกeษชtษชล‹ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

behavior

to provoke or incite someone to do something, especially something bad or illegal

Synonyms

encourage, incite, provoke

Examples of usage

  • He was accused of instigating the riot.
  • She denied instigating the conflict.
Context #2 | Verb

legal

to encourage or stir up illegal activity or violent behavior

Synonyms

encourage, incite, provoke

Examples of usage

  • The defendant was charged with instigating a rebellion.
  • The group was accused of instigating violence at the protest.

Translations

Translations of the word "instigating" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น instigando

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‰เค•เคธเคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช anstiften

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ menghasut

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟั–ะดะฑัƒั€ัŽะฒะฐะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ podลผeganie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆ‰‡ๅ‹•ใ™ใ‚‹ (sendล suru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท inciter

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ instigar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kฤฑลŸkฤฑrtmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์„ ๋™ํ•˜๋‹ค (seondonghada)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุญุฑูŠุถ (tahrid)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ podnฤ›covat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ podnecovaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็…ฝๅŠจ (shฤndรฒng)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ spodbujati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hvetja

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะพะทะดั‹ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฌแƒแƒฅแƒ”แƒ–แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ (ts'aq'ezeba)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ tษ™hrik etmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ instigar

Etymology

The word 'instigating' originates from the Latin word 'instigatus', which means 'incited'. The term has evolved over time to refer to provoking or inciting someone to engage in certain actions, especially negative or illegal ones.

See also: instigate, instigation, instigator.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #28,437, this word represents specialized academic or technical vocabulary. It's less frequently encountered but may be valuable in specific contexts.