English-Thai Dictionary

instigation

N การยั่วยุ  การ ส่งเสริม  การ กระตุ้น  kan-yue-yu

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INSTIGATION

n.Incitement, as to evil or wickedness; the act of encouraging to commit a crime or some evil act. 1. Temptation; impulse to evil; as the instigation of the devil.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INSTIGATION

In `sti *ga "tion, n. Etym: [L. instigatio: cf. F. instigation. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

instigation

in sti ga tion |ˌinstiˈgāSHən ˌɪnstəˈɡeɪʃən | ▶noun the action or process of instigating an action or event: he was deported in 1891 for his instigation and support of the protest. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘incitement ’): from Old French, or from Latin instigatio (n- ), from the verb instigare (see instigate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

instigation

in ¦sti |ga ¦tion |ɪnstɪˈgeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the action or process of instigating an action or event: the Domesday Survey was compiled at the instigation of William I. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘incitement ’): from Old French, or from Latin instigatio (n- ), from the verb instigare (see instigate ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

instigation

instigation noun 1 it was primarily Aaron's instigation that brought the festival into being: prompting, suggestion, recommendation; request, entreaty, demand, insistence; wish, desire, persuasion; formal instance. 2 foreign instigation is suspected to be at the root of this disturbance: incitement, initiation, provocation, stirring up, fomentation, inducement, encouragement.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

instigation

instigation noun 1 the whole team became involved at David's instigation: prompting, suggestion; request, entreaty, solicitation; wish, desire; urging, importuning, pressure, persuasion; demand, insistence; formal instance. 2 the Interior Ministry spoke of foreign instigation of the disorder: initiation, incitement, provocation, stirring up, whipping up, kindling, fuelling, fomentation, encouragement, inducement; actuation, devising, inception.

 

French Dictionary

instigation

instigation n. f. nom féminin Incitation. SYNONYME conseil ; exhortation . LOCUTION À l ’instigation de (quelqu ’un ), Sous l ’influence de (quelqu ’un ), sur ses conseils. : C ’est à l ’instigation de ses amis que Jérémie a changé d ’avis.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

instigation

ì n sti g á tion 名詞 U そそのかし, 教唆, 扇動 ; 刺激, 誘発 ▸ at the instigation of A A 〈人 〉にけしかけられて