Noun instigation has 2 senses
  1. abetment, instigation - the verbal act of urging on
    --1 is a kind of encouragement
    Derived form: verb instigate2
  2. fomentation, instigation - deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
    --2 is a kind of trigger, induction, initiation
    Derived forms: verb instigate2, verb instigate1
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