verb · to incite, egg on, or encourage someone (typically used in the compound 怂恿 sǒng​yǒng)

在他的再三怂恿下，我终于决定辞职去环球旅行。

verb · (literary) extremely frightened or alarmed

他虽然嘴硬，但面对那个大块头时，心里明显发怂了。