foment
Incite from behind
Foment means to stir up or encourage something undesirable—typically trouble, rebellion, or discord: agents who fomented unrest among the workers, fomenting hatred on social media.
The word carries a sense of deliberate instigation from the outside, suggesting someone actively nurturing discontent rather than merely allowing it to grow.
Defiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
riot · mutiny · sedition · dissent · discontent · turmoil · agitation · disorder
Support growth and development
- fosterEncourage development of
- encourageUrge forward with support
- promoteRaise in rank
- brewSteeped or fermented drink
develop · propagate · cultivate · grow · advance · further · support · stimulate
Splitting into parts
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- conflictOpposition between parties
- tensionStretched or strained state
- enmityBitter, lasting ill will
animosity · antagonism · dissension · friction · strife · hatred · resentment · schism
instigate
Cause to begin
kindle · spark · ignite · inflame · galvanize · rouse · arouse · trigger · enkindle · activate
rebellion
Defiance of established power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
revolution · riot · mutiny · sedition · dissent · discontent · turmoil · agitation · disorder · strife
nurture
Support growth and development
brew · develop · propagate · cultivate · grow · advance · further · support · stimulate · feed
division
Splitting into parts
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- conflictOpposition between parties
- tensionStretched or strained state
enmity · animosity · antagonism · dissension · friction · strife · hatred · resentment · schism · rivalry
- troublemakingtroublemaker, troublemaking, instigate, agitator, instigating
- agitateagitate, stir, rouse, disturb, rile up
- precipitationrain, snow, hail, drizzle, sleet