| n. | 1. | The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness. |
| Noun | 1. | instigation - the verbal act of urging on Synonyms: abetment |
| 2. | instigation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) Synonyms: fomentation |
INSTIGATION. The act by which one incites another to do something, as to injure a third person, or to commit some crime or misdemeanor, to commence a suit or to prosecute a criminal. Vide Accomplice.
agitation, arousal, catalyst, exasperation, excitation, excitement, firing, fomentation, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, inflammation, irritation, pep rally, pep talk, provocation, rabble-rousing, spur, stimulation, stirring, stirring-up