instigation
French, noun/ɛ̃s.ti.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
instigation is spelled I-N-S-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Instigation is a French feminine noun meaning “instigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Incitation, suggestion, sollicitation pressante par laquelle on pousse quelqu’un à faire quelque chose. –…”.
What does instigation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinstigation
à l'instigation de quelqu'un
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Incitation, suggestion, sollicitation pressante par laquelle on pousse quelqu’un à faire quelque chose. – Note d’usage : Il se prend le plus souvent en mauvaise part. 2. Fait de décider quelqu'un à commettre un crime ou un délit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of instigation
- instigations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce instigation?
- /ɛ̃s.ti.ɡa.sjɔ̃/
- \ɛ̃.sti.ɡa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to instigation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is instigation in French?
instigation appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).