Similar words
fermento
Close — fermento figuratively means "a state of agitation/unrest," like English "ferment" (a country in ferment).
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
agitação
agitação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "agitation."
Practice
1 What does agitación mean?
agitation
2 Fill the gap: Había gran ___ en la calle.
Full sentence: Había gran agitación en la calle. (There was great agitation in the street.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches agitación?
agitación: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.