Meaning & use
instigating
Causing or bringing about an action or event, especially one that is troublesome.
See it in a sentence
Investigators believed he was instigating the fight rather than simply reacting to it.
Her comments were seen as instigating a wider argument among the committee members.
A note on using this word
Almost always used with a negative connotation, implying deliberate troublemaking rather than a neutral cause.
Words with a similar meaning
provokinginciting
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Words with an opposite meaning
preventing
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