Instigative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

arousing to action or rebellion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnstɪɡətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnstɪɡətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnstɪɡətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnstɪɡətˌɪv/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rabble-rousing incitive inflammatory seditious incendiary

Word Forms

incite	verb	provoke or stir up
inflame	verb	arouse or excite feelings and passions
instigate	verb	provoke or stir up
sedition	noun	an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anstiftend

zum Handeln oder zur Rebellion aufrütteln

🇫🇷French

instigateur

susciter l’action ou la rébellion

🇪🇸Spanish

instigador

despertar a la acción o rebelión

🇮🇹Italian

istigativo

incitamento all'azione o alla ribellione

🇳🇱Dutch

instigatief

aanzetten tot actie of rebellie

🇵🇹Portuguese

instigante

despertando para a ação ou rebelião

🇷🇺Russian

подстрекательский

побуждение к действию или бунту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उकसानेवाला

कार्रवाई या विद्रोह के लिए उकसाना

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্দীপক

কর্ম বা বিদ্রোহের উদ্দীপনা

🇮🇳Tamil

தூண்டுதல்

நடவடிக்கை அல்லது கிளர்ச்சிக்கு தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రేరేపించే

చర్య లేదా తిరుగుబాటుకు ప్రేరేపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजक

कृती किंवा बंडखोरीसाठी उत्तेजित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉશ્કેરણીજનક

ક્રિયા અથવા બળવા માટે ઉત્તેજિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಚೋದಕ

ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ದಂಗೆಗೆ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രചോദനാത്മകമായ

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലേക്കോ കലാപത്തിലേക്കോ ഉണർത്തുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੜਕਾਊ

ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਬਗਾਵਤ ਲਈ ਉਤਸਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اکسانے والا

کارروائی یا بغاوت پر اکسانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

煽动性的

激起行动或叛逆

🇯🇵Japanese

扇動的な

行動や反逆を呼び起こす

🇰🇷Korean

선동적인

행동이나 반항을 일으키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xúi giục

kích động hành động hoặc nổi loạn

🇹🇭Thai

เชิงยุยง

กระตุ้นให้เกิดการกระทำหรือการกบฏ

🇮🇩Indonesian

hasutan

membangkitkan tindakan atau pemberontakan

🇵🇭Filipino

panunukso

pumukaw sa pagkilos o pagrerebelde

🇲🇾Malay

menghasut

membangkitkan untuk bertindak atau memberontak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحريضي

إثارة الفعل أو التمرد

🇮🇷Persian

تحریک کننده

برانگیختن به اقدام یا شورش

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtıcı

eyleme veya isyana teşvik eden

🇮🇱Hebrew

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