ferment
[noun]
Synonyms: commotion, disruption, excitement, frenzy, furore, stir, tumult, turmoil, unrest, uproar

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I. fer‧ment¹ /fəˈment $ fər-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: fermenter, from Latin fermentum 'yeast']
if fruit, beer, wine etc ferments, or if it is fermented, the sugar in it changes to alcohol:
fermented fruit juice
—fermentation /ˌfɜːmenˈteɪʃən $ ˌfɜːrmən-/ noun [uncountable]

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II. fer‧ment² /ˈfɜːment $ ˈfɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]
a situation of great excitement or trouble in a country, especially caused by political change Synonym : turmoil
in ferment
In the 1960s, American society was in ferment.
political/intellectual/cultural etc ferment
the artistic ferment of the late sixth century

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ferment
noun
ADJ. heady, intense | artistic, creative, cultural, intellectual | political, revolutionary a period of intense political ferment
PREP. in (a) ~ The country was in ferment.

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