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- Dictionaryagitated/ˈadʒɪteɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. feeling or appearing troubled or nervous: "there's no point getting agitated"
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worried or angry: She became very agitated when her son failed to return home. There was a long delay, and people became increasingly agitated as they waited for the train. See. agitate. Fewer examples. His grandfather has Alzheimer's and often grows confused and agitated at night.
AGITATE definition: 1. to make someone feel worried or angry: 2. to argue forcefully, especially in public, in order…. Learn more.
The verb agitate means "to shake up." So someone who is agitated has been shaken up by something — disturbing news, a careless driver who nearly caused a huge accident, or just a very long, very bad day. Agitated can also describe being activated, or fired up about something.
The meaning of AGITATE is to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb. How to use agitate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Agitate.
: troubled in mind : disturbed and upset. When Caswall asked him to describe what he had seen …, he got very agitated … Bram Stoker. was so agitated she could hardly speak. agitatedly adverb. pacing back and forth agitatedly. Synonyms. excited. feverish. frenzied. heated. hectic. hyperactive. overactive. overwrought.
Using agitated to describe things or people usually means that something has been stirred up or set in motion in a way that’s a bit messy or turbulent. When people become agitated , their emotions have been stirred up—the word implies the opposite of stillness or calm.
[intransitive, transitive] to argue strongly for something you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc. synonym campaign. agitate (for/against something) political groups agitating for social change. Some militant groups have been agitating for autonomy for the region.
Definition of agitated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Agitate definition: to move or force into violent, irregular action. See examples of AGITATE used in a sentence.
If someone is agitated, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice. She seemed agitated about something. American English : agitated / ˈædʒɪteɪtɪd /
