ยุยง
incite
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- 1 incite、egg on
It means urging people toward harmful actions or conflict.
incite、egg on
It describes encouraging someone to do something harmful or stirring up hostility between people.
Learning notes
Explanation
The word presents the influence as undesirable. It can refer to encouraging one person to do wrong as well as inciting a whole group. It has a somewhat formal tone and appears in news reports and legal writing, though it is also used in everyday conversation. A common pattern is ยุยง + person + ให้ + action: to incite or encourage someone to do something. The person can be omitted when clear from context. The verb itself does not establish that the person actually carried out the action.
Usage
Use it when someone encourages a fight, fuels hostility toward another person, or pushes someone toward wrongdoing. News reports also use it for attempts to incite groups to conflict or unrest.
Caution
Avoid it for supportive encouragement or ordinary invitations. Use ให้กำลังใจ for offering encouragement and ชวน for inviting someone. If you mean provoking someone by making them angry, ยั่วยุ is generally a better fit.
Differences from similar words
1 incite synonyms
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ยุ is common in conversation and can mean playfully egging someone on. ยุยง sounds more formal and more strongly suggests encouraging harmful behavior or conflict.