instigation

Etymology

From Middle English instigacioun, from Old French instigacïon and Latin instīgātio.

noun

1. The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated; incitement; especially to evil or wickedness.
   The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity. 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest