incitement

(noun) an act of urging on or spurring on or rousing to action or instigating. Synonyms: incitation. Example: "The incitement of mutiny."

(noun) needed encouragement. Synonyms: provocation. Example: "The result was a provocation of vigorous investigation."

(noun) something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action. Synonyms: incitation, provocation.

(noun) the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion. Synonyms: exhortation.