Associations to the word «Instigation»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

INSTIGATION, noun. The verbal act of urging on.
INSTIGATION, noun. Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord).

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King