This word is fun.  In my oversimplified, mental expressions of the word, it’s either talking about beer, or it’s talking about a slow-burning riot.  Two things that have nothing to do with each other but at the same time can have everything to do with each other… yeah, my mind is a strange place. 😉

“The death of their dictator sent the country into a self-destructive ferment for months.”

Ferment – verb

1) to cause or undergo fermentation

2) to be or cause to be in a state of agitation or intense activity

~per Merriam-Webster