aansporing — meaning in English
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English meaning
- excitation noun The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
- incentive noun Something that motivates or encourages a particular action.
- incitement noun A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.
- instigation noun The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
Senses
aansporing is used for these senses in English:
- excitation The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
- incentive Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
- incitement A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.
- instigation The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
excitation — full definition
- noun The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
- noun The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
- noun The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation.
- noun A transition of a nucleus, atom or molecule to an excited state by the absorption of a quantum of energy; the opposite of relaxation.