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The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.

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  1. n. The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.
  2. n. the verbal act of urging on
  3. n. deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
  4. The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness. The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of the devil could bring the sons of men to. South.
  5. The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated;incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of the devilcould bring the sons of men to. South.
  6. n:100 n the verbal act of urging on n deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)