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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | substance causing chemicals to split into simpler substances |
| Synonyms: | bacteria, bacterium, barm, ebullition, enzyme, fermentation agent, leaven, leavening, mold, seethe, simmer, yeast |
| Main Entry: | ferment |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | split into simpler substances; be agitated |
| Synonyms: | acidify, be violent, boil, brew, bubble, churn, concoct, dissolve, effervesce, evaporate, excite, fester, fizz, foam, foment, froth, heat, incite, inflame, leaven, moil, overflow, provoke, ripen, rise, rouse, seethe, simmer, sour, sparkle, stir up, work |
| Main Entry: | agitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disturb, trouble someone |
| Synonyms: | alarm, argue, arouse, bug up, bug*, burn up, confuse, craze*, debate, discompose, disconcert, discuss, dispute, disquiet, distract, disturb, egg on, examine, excite, ferment, flurry, fluster, get to, incite, inflame, make flip, move, perturb, psych, push buttons, rouse, ruffle, spook, stimulate, stir, trouble, turn on, unhinge, upset, ventilate, work up, worry |
| Antonyms: | calm, not bother, quiet, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brew |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare by boiling |
| Synonyms: | boil, concoct, cook, ferment, infuse, mull, seethe, soak, steep, stew |
| Main Entry: | churn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mix up, beat |
| Synonyms: | agitate, boil, bubble, convulse, ferment, foam, froth, jolt, moil, seethe, simmer, stir up, swirl, toss |
| Main Entry: | clamor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | loud cry; commotion |
| Synonyms: | agitation, babel, blare, brouhaha*, bustle, buzz, clinker, complaint, convulsion, din, discord, exclamation, ferment, hassle, hoo-ha, hubba-hubba, hubbub, hullabaloo*, hurly-burly, lament, noise, outcry, pandemonium, protesting, racket, remonstrance, row, ruckus, shout, shouting, to-do, tumult, turmoil, upheaval, uproar, vociferation |
| Antonyms: | quiet, silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | commotion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clamor, uproar |
| Synonyms: | ado, agitation, annoyance, backwash, ballyhoo, bedlam, big scene, big stink, brouhaha, bustle, clatter, combustion, confusion, convulsion, discomposure, disquiet, dither, excitement, ferment, fermentation, flap, flurry, furor, fuss, hell broke loose, hubbub, hurly-burly, insurgence, insurrection, lather, mutiny, outcry, pandemonium, perturbation, pother, racket, rebellion, revolt, riot, rumpus, stew, stir, to-do, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, uprising, upset, upturn, vexation, welter, whirl |
| Antonyms: | calm, calmness, peace, quiet, quietude, repose, silence, stillness, tranquility |
| Main Entry: | confusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disoriented state |
| Synonyms: | abashment, ado, anarchy, astonishment, bustle, chaos, clutter, commotion, complexity, complication, consternation, daze, difficulty, disarray, discomposure, dislocation, disorganization, distraction, emotional upset, ferment, fog, fracas, haze, hodge-podge, imbroglio, intricacy, jumble, labyrinth, mess, mistake, muddle, mystification, pandemonium, perturbation, racket, riot, row, shambles, stir, stupefaction, surprise, tangle, trouble, tumult, turmoil, untidiness, upheaval, uproar, wilderness |
| Antonyms: | calm, clarity, composure, method, order, organization, orientation, system |
| Main Entry: | convulsion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance |
| Synonyms: | agitation, cataclysm, clamor, commotion, disaster, ferment, furor, outcry, quaking, rocking, seism, shaking, shock, tottering, trembling, tumult, turbulence, upheaval, upturn |
| Antonyms: | harmony, peace |
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