verb
- encouraging or stirring up (trouble, rebellion, or unrest)
Usage: present participle of ‘foment’
Examples
- The activist was accused of fomenting discord among the workers.
- Social media posts were fomenting unrest in the community.
- The opposition party denied fomenting violence during the protests.
- His inflammatory speeches were fomenting rebellion against the government.
- The newspaper editorial was fomenting public anger about the scandal.
- They were fomenting dissent within the organization.