Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
instigative is an adjective meaning "arousing to action or rebellion". It carries one recorded sense.
arousing to action or rebellion
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for instigative come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.