Instigating

Word INSTIGATING
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Definitions and meanings of "Instigating"

What do we mean by instigating?

To incite; to bring about by urging or encouraging

To goad or urge (a person) forward, especially to wicked actions; to provoke

A person who causes drama and/or conflict Urban Dictionary

Someone who tries to make everything inflammatory by encouraging escalation of actions, while pretending to be concerned about de-escalation, resolution, compromise, and intervention, or anything else that makes him/her look like a good person among bad people. Urban Dictionary

Someone who likes to fuck with people's lives more than they like to do anything else. Urban Dictionary

A person who escalates a situation. Urban Dictionary

To start a conflict between other people just so you can watch. Can be between friends, between enemies, or between friends and enemies. Usually involves saying "he said she said you suck!" or some other much more colorful variant. Occasionally falls under the subtle art of interpreting a comment as incorrectly as is plausible. Urban Dictionary

A person who drags out a situation when it’s never that deep. Urban Dictionary

Someone that nobody will miss. Urban Dictionary

Someone that encourages escalation of actions, then pretends to be concerned about resolution, compromise, justice, intervention, and other shit like that once something bad does actually happen, they want everybody to love them all of sudden, no matter what they did or who they did or were involved in doing it to (a 7 year old kid, for example). Urban Dictionary

Someone that does something like hire and train a bunch of people to interrrupt violence when they know beforehand that it will not only lead to an increase in violence, but it will actually openly antagonize and provoke things that were not there already. Urban Dictionary

A person who drags out a situation, when it’s never that deep! Urban Dictionary

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The word "instigating" in example sentences

This from the man that participated in instigating a very costly war through deception, then went on to completely mis-manage two wars ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

He talks to historians who debunk the claim, and to parents concerned that their children would be reading a version of history promulgated by groups trying to downplay the role slavery played in instigating the Civil War. ❋ Christian Davenport (2010)

Nor will the issues raised by the current Administration in instigating a war and in suppressing civil liberties in the name of “security.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

His calls for popular action played a role in instigating the march to ❋ Unknown (2007)

I have to say that in one of the most profound anti - Nazi documentaries 'The Ordinary fascism' narrated by Jewish director Romm while unbelievable atrocities were shown there was not a word instigating any hostility towards German people in general. ❋ Unknown (2006)

‘Cause I don’t recall instigating any mischief on the set. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At a time when relations between the West and Iran are reaching crisis point, with reports that America, Britain and Israel are giving serious consideration to launching military strikes to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities, Suleimani and his supporters would have been deeply attracted to the notion of instigating a 2011 hostage crisis. ❋ Telegraph Staff (2011)

And the Hammond mayor was kind of instigating to the point where it just didn't make sense, all but accusing Clay of impropriety, when it seems that Clay was not in the room where the votes were being counted. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I thought was kind of instigating all that and the ones I felt I could probably do without at that time. ❋ Unknown (1999)

It was the duty of the Government, remarked the young tribune, to calm, not to augment, the fever of popular excitement by acts of an arbitrary and autocratic character, -- such as instigating ridiculous prosecutions, and casting doubt on the loyalty of men who had long and faithfully served the Crown, and whose only fault was to set their country above their party. ❋ A. Ethelwyn Wetherald (1898)

About this time occurred a little incident which has always had a sort of interest to me, from the fact that it came so near "instigating" my funeral. ❋ Mark Twain (1872)

While government moves to gain more influence over what news providers are allowed to operate, the MSM has moved to infer that Liberty Movement news sources are "instigating" violence, simply because they exist. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kashmir, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said the state government should give a push to development to address the situation besides bringing to book elements who are "instigating" unrest in the valley. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Impact technical director Nick De Santis was suspended for six games next season and fined him $1,500 U.S. for "instigating" what occurred in the aftermath of the team's 2-0 loss, and ❋ Unknown (2010)

Will Breazeale, candidate for United States Congress in North Carolina's 7th Congressional District, took the President to task for what he deemed an "instigating" State of the Union speech Wednesday night. ❋ Www.awilltowin.com (2010)

The ensuing fight is the very definition of "instigating," yet the instigators was rarely invoked. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Person 1: "Did you hear that [Jess] started those [rumours] about [Ryan]" Person 2: "She's Such an Instigator" ❋ Piercethesyko (2017)

The girl's family knew she had always been an [instigator], the kind of person who said fuck you to neighbors and flipped them off by coming in their town like she [owned it], with the [intervention] programs she supported to cover her own actions, or involvement in the questionable actions of others, and make her look like a better/stronger person than she actually was. ❋ Solid Mantis (2021)

[The instigator] would rather fuck with somebody else's life or talk shit about it than tend to their own (if [there was one] to tend to, if it wasn't a [facade] of a life to show everyone). ❋ Solid Mantis (2020)

boy 1: Yo mama boy 2: What did you say about my mama? instigator: Oooh, he talking bout yo mama. Man [i wouldn't take that] if i was you! messy [agitator] troublemaker provocateur [meddler] ❋ One Zooted Individual (2009)

Drew: "Why do you look so angry, Jordan?" [Akira]: "I heard someone say the other day that Jordan [doesn't like you], Drew." Drew: "WHAT!" Jordan: "Wait, I never said..." Akira: "...Didn't [you wonder] where your milkshake went the other day, Jordan? Drew stole it." Jordan: "WHAT!" Akira: "That's cuz Drew thinks your haircut is ugly." Jordan: "Oh really?!!" Akira: "...And wants to challenge you to a duel." Drew: "Whoa Akira, why are you trying to instigate?!" ❋ Silver415 (2010)

“[Travis] why do you always [drag out] a situation, why are you an [instigator]?” ❋ Brittiannagotdetwap (2020)

The instigator was [playing all sides], from rabbi to gunman, from developer to landowner/landowning organization, from cop to criminal to unarmed civilian, from black to white, from gay to straight, and from [Martin Luther King statue] to [Confederate statue]. ❋ The Original Agahnim (2022)

The girl's family knew she was always an [instigator] who thought it was funny to escalate bad things to happen, then pretend to [be concerned] about finding resolution, compromise, intervention, or peace (Hitler also claimed to be concerned about seeking peace). [Unlike some people] seemed to, they didn't think she was scary to be around, they thought she was more mouthy than anything else. ❋ Solid Mantis (2021)

[The instigator] wanted people to buy her bullshit about wanting to clean up violence by [installing] [violence interrupters]. ❋ The Original Agahnim (2021)

“[Travis] why do you always drag [shit out]? Why are you being an [instigator]?” ❋ Brittiannagotdetwap (2020)

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