Synonyms of the word

incitation

• n. The act of inciting or moving to action.
• n. (obsolete) Something that incites to action; a stimulus or incentive.

arousal

• n. The act of arousing or the state of being aroused.
• n. Sexual arousal.
• n. A physiological and psychological state of being awake or reactive to stimuli, including elevated heart…
• n. Arousal from sleep or hibernation.

incitement

• n. A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.

provocation

• n. The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.
• n. Something that provokes; a provocative act.
• n. (emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms…

rousing

• adj. That rouses or excites.
• v. present participle of rouse.
• n. The act by which somebody or something is roused.