Definition of INCITEMENT

incitement

Meanings

Plural: incitements

Noun

  • an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating
    • "the incitement of mutiny"
  • needed encouragement
  • something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
  • the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion
  • A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 14

incitement is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
incitement is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incitement is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

incitement is a valid Words With Friends word