instigation
noun/ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃn/
/ˌɪnstɪˈɡeɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the act of causing something to begin or happen
- at the instigation of An appeal fund was launched at the instigation of the President.
- at somebody's instigation It was done at his instigation.
- He was involved in the instigation of acts of terrorism
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘incitement’): from Old French, or from Latin instigatio(n-), from the verb instigare, from in- ‘towards’ + stigare ‘prick, incite’.Definitions on the go
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