Magsulsol (en. Instigate)

/mæg.sul.sɔl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
An action that describes influencing another person to do something bad.
Do not instigate your friends to get angry with him.
Huwag kang magsulsol sa mga kaibigan mo na magalit sa kanya.
The act of prompting or disturbing the situation.
He always instigates people to argue.
Siya ay laging nagmagsusulsol sa mga tao upang magtalo.
Inciting something undesirable in another person.
His speech seems to instigate anger.
Ang kanyang pagsasalita ay parang nagsusulsol ng galit.

Etymology

This word originates from the root 'sulsol' which means to instigate or to provoke.

Common Phrases and Expressions

instigate a fight
To provoke conflict or feud between people.
magsulsol ng away
instigate someone
To prompt someone to do harm to an individual.
magsulsol sa isang tao

Related Words

instigation
A root word meaning to incite or disturb.
sulsol
leadership
The ability or office of persuading people.
pamumuno

Slang Meanings

due to jealousy or lies
He's flirting with Maria to instigate Juan about their conversation.
Nilalandi niya si Maria para magsulsol kay Juan tungkol sa kanilang pinag-usapan.
encouraging or provoking two people to fight
Don't instigate them, they might end up fighting.
Huwag kang magsulsol sa kanila, baka mag-away pa sila.
causing trouble or meddling
He stirred things up in the group, which caused chaos.
Nagsulsol siya sa grupo, kaya nagkagulo ang lahat.