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fermentnoun a disturbed or uneasy statethe city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the outcome of the referendum vote disquiet, fermentation, restiveness, restlessness, Sturm und Drang, turmoil, uneasiness, unquietness, unrest fidgetsagitation, commotion, confusion, excitement, hubbub, moil, stir, storm, trouble, tumult, tumultuousness, turbulence, upheaval, uproar, unsettlementdisruption, perturbationagitation, anxiety, disquietude, inquietude, queasiness, tension, uneaseanarchy, chaos, disorder, welter calm, ease, peace, peacefulness, quiet, tranquillity(or tranquility) order, orderliness fermentverbto bring (something volatile or intense) into beingthe various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s abet, brew, foment, incite, instigate, pick, provoke, raise, stir (up), whip (up) advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote, sow, stimulatedetonate, set, set off, triggerexcite, galvanize, inflame(also enflame), inspire, motivate, rouseactivate, energize, enliven, fire, invigorate, jazz (up), liven (up), pep (up), quicken, stimulate, vitalize set in motion bridle, check, constrain, curb, discourage, hold, inhibit, regulate, rein (in), restrain, tameallay, calm, quiet, settle, soothe, still, subdue, tranquilize(also tranquillize) in the 14th century |