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incitement

3 synonyms for incitement, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — Words that urge someone to do something, often something against the law.

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Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

Etymology

Comes from French incitement, which traces back to Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). It can equally be seen as incite + -ment.

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