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10 Language-to-English DictionariesConcitement
/kənˈsaɪt.mənṭ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of rousing, inciting, or stirring up to action or feeling; instigation.
"The fierce rhetoric served as a direct concitement to civil unrest." - 2
A motive or stimulus that prompts an action or reaction.
"His ambition was the primary concitement behind his tireless efforts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'concitamentum', stemming from 'concitatus' (past participle of 'concitare', meaning to arouse, excite, or urge on), formed by the prefix com- together with citare (to rouse). It entered English usage during the early modern period as a formal term for incitement or provocation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Concitement" is said worldwide
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incitation
Transliteration: [ɛ̃.si.ta.sjɔ̃]
"Cette allocution fut une vive incitation au changement."
Anreiz
Transliteration: [ˈanˌʁaɪ̯ts]
"Der neue Bonus diente als starker Anreiz für die Mitarbeiter."
eccitamento
Transliteration: [et.tʃi.taˈmɛn.to]
"Il discorso provocò un forte eccitamento nella folla."
incitación
Transliteration: [ĩn.si.taˈsjon]
"Fue considerado una incitación a la violencia."
incitamento
Transliteration: [ĩ.si.taˈmẽ.tu]
"O discurso foi interpretado como um claro incitamento à desordem."
उत्तेजना
Transliteration: uttējānas
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह भाषण जनता में उत्तेजना फैलाने का कारण बना।"
煽动
Transliteration: shāndòng
Script: 中文汉字
"这种言论构成了对公众情绪的煽动。"
선동
Transliteration: seondong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 발언은 대중을 향한 명백한 선동이었다."
扇動
Transliteration: sendō
Script: 日本語
"その演説は市民に対する激しい扇動となった。"
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