instigation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: instigation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for instigation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
instigation n the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal, instigation] deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) Synonym(s): fomentation, instigation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Instigation \In`stiga"tion\, n. [L. instigatio: cf. F. instigation.] 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.