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fomentation

noun

1 fomentation

A substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice.

2 fomentation

Application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation.

3 fomentation

Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord).

synonym: instigation.

Dutch: aanmoediging, instigatie


Moby thesaurus: aggravation, agitation, animation, arousal, arousing, bluster, brawl, broil, brouhaha, cacophony, chaos, commotion, disturbance, ebullition, electrification, embroilment, exacerbation, exasperation, excitation, excitement ... show more.

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