Added 9 October 2026
incitement
/ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/ noun
In Latin: incitamentum, calcar Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about incitement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
-
A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.
The sheriff was constantly goading me into shooting trespassers, which should surely count as incitement at the very least.
Origin
From French incitement, from Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). Equivalent to incite + -ment.
From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)